Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Catholics and Protestants have a long history of ______ in Northern Ireland but volunteers from both communities came together to build the monument of Peace.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4, i.e. conflict.
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The sentence has a conjunction ‘but’ and the word ‘peace’ in the latter part. Therefore, the blank should be filled with the word which has meaning opposite to peace. |
The word “truce” means agreement. So, words like “truce”, “agreement” are similar in meaning to the word peace. Contest is not similar to peace but it is also not opposite to it. ‘Conflict’ meaning ‘a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one’ is the perfect fit for the blank. |