Directions: In the questions given below, a blank has been provided for each and needs to be filled with the appropriate word. Choose the best option among the given ones. The retail price of petrol is a hot political subject and successive governments at the Centre are __________ held responsible for it.

Step-by-step solution

The statement talks about home-grown militancy/terrorism and what it indicates. We can eliminate subordination which means submission as terrorism implies the opposite and is used to indicate rebellion/strength/anger but not submission. Colonialism is absurd as it a concept of the past. Secession means to breakaway/withdraw from something and while this may be one of the aims but does not indicate it. Only alienation meaning disaffection/estrangement fits in. It conveys that home grown militancy points towards a fe