Correct Answer: inimical

Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

In this context, "inimical" means hostile or unfriendly. The sentence suggests that most mainliners do not see modern culture as inherently hostile or unfriendly to religious belief.

The meanings of other words are as follows:

• Inchoate means just begun and not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
• Inconclusive describes something not leading to a firm conclusion or result; not ending doubt or dispute.
• Inadvertent means not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning; accidental or unintentional.

Therefore, the complete sentence would be: Most mainliners do not view modern culture as inherently inimical to religious belief.