Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The blockade of the national highways leading to the Manipur valley, called by the United Naga Council (UNC), has been in place since November 1. This has sev

Step-by-step solution

Usage of either of the adjectives “live” and “retentive” would be absolutely absurd in the context and hence can be eliminated immediately. The word “detail” could have been thought of, had it been in its past participle form ‘detailed’. Option D gets eliminated too. Between “special” and “gazette” the latter which refers to ‘a journal or newspaper, especially the official one of an organization or institution’ seems to a better cho