Question : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case:
I and my friend __1___the policeman to kindly let us go. Despite our supplication, he was ____2_____. He ______3_____ kept pressurizing us and we were thus intimidated.
We were consequently ________4______ to apologize despite being innocent. He was then ______ __5________ to let us go.
What should come in 4 ?
Option 1: Coerced
Option 2: Motivated
Option 3: Involved
Option 4: Shattered
Option 5: Innocent
Correct Answer: Coerced
Solution :
Despite being innocent, they must have been forced to apologize; hence, coerced is the best option