Contextual word selection in legal context

XAT 2015 · VALR · Hard · Vocabulary

Identify the correct sequence of words that would most aptly fit the blanks in the following passage.

It is _____ (i) _____ that the accused had _____ (ii) _____ _____ (iii) _____ from all criminal activities by adopting the _____ (iv) _____ of a sanyasi. However, despite repeated requests from the counsel for prosecution, the court has _____ (v) _____ a lie detector to ascertain the truth.

  1. A.

    (i) inferred, (ii) feigned, (iii) separation, (iv) deportment, (v) prescribed

  2. B.

    (i) inferred, (ii) forged, (iii) parting, (iv) deportment, (v) proscribed

  3. C.

    (i) implied, (ii) faked, (iii) separation, (iv) demeanour, (v) proscribed

  4. D.

    (i) implied, (ii) feigned, (iii) separation, (iv) demeanour, (v) prescribed

  5. E.

    (i) inferred, (ii) faked, (iii) cessation, (iv) deportment, (v) proscribed

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