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Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

Cricket fans have been 1) _________________ to “gear up and get themselves ready for the ride” after the 2) _________________ of Brendon McCullum as the new coach of England’s men’s Test team which was confirmed by the board on Thursday.

Brendon 40-year-old had gone into the 3) _________________ process as an outside bet for the white-ball role but came out from it as the 4) _________________ choice of the England & Wales Cricket Board’s four-man panel to lead the red-ball team on a 5) _________________ towards what they are anticpating as a great achievement and excitement.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 4.

Option 1: remonstrate
 

Option 2: discourteous
 

Option 3: inflammatory

 

Option 4: unanimous


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: unanimous


Solution : The correct answer is unanimous.

As an outside bet for the white-ball role but came out from it as the unanimous choice of the England & Wales Cricket Board’s four-man panel to lead the red-ball team

Explanation:

The sentence can only be coherent if the word unanimous is used in the blank.
It denotes complete agreement (between two or more people).

Meaning of the rest of the words

Remonstrate- to present and urge reasons in opposition.

Discourteous behaviour demonstrates a lack of courtesy and consideration for others.

Inflammatory: prone to stir up rage, chaos, or commotion.

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