Binding Nation's Wounds

XAT 2014 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:

Not just the absence of ____________ , but also the presence of ____________ and honesty is required to bind up the nation's wound.

  1. A.

    retribution, camaraderie

  2. B.

    guilt, religion

  3. C.

    crime, religion

  4. D.

    love, austerity

  5. E.

    recrimination, insight

Answer

E

Explanation

"Recrimination" refers to mutual accusations or blame, which should be absent for healing, while "insight" refers to understanding or wisdom, which would help mend the nation's wounds.

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