Word Replacement - Resurrecting
CAT 2005 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Easy · VARC
This is an easy Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2005 Slot 1 paper. It tests VARC. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
Choose the most appropriate replacement for the italicized nonsensical word in the paragraph below.
Intelligent design derives from an early 19th-century explanation of the natural world given by an English clergyman, William Paley. Paley was the populariser of the famous watchmaker analogy. Proponents of intelligent design are crupping Paley's argument with a new gloss from molecular biology.
- A.
destroying
- B.
testing
- C.
resurrecting
- D.
questioning
C
Explanation
'Resurrecting' fits the context of bringing back an old 19th-century argument with a modern twist.
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