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. This year, the world’s largest democracy, India, and the biggest country by ___ A ___, Russia, are celebrating the 70th anniversary of establishment of

Step-by-step solution

As the words “considered” and “contemplated” are synonyms, neither of them could be picked for the blank. Options B and C hence get eliminated. Moreover, the words “refuted” and “revoked” are negative in meaning and thus would not go well with the context. Options D and E get eliminated as well. Clearly, the word “inked”, the present form of which refers to ‘sign or enter a pact or contract’ is the word that’d be fitting the gap appropria