Which of the following word best replaces the word interim (line 4, para 5)?
Which of the following word best replaces the word interim (line 4, para 5)?
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- strict
- mandatory
- conclusive
temporary
The Correct Option is D
Approach Solution - 1
The word "interim" typically refers to something temporary, especially in a context where something is in place for a short period until something permanent is established. In the given sentence, it indicates that the relief or action being discussed is only short-term. Therefore, “temporary” is the most fitting word to replace “interim”. - Why option (D) fits: The relief is not permanent but is for a limited period. - Eliminations: - (A) "Strict" does not fit as it refers to something rigid, not temporary. - (B) "Mandatory" implies something required, which is not the same as temporary. - (C) "Conclusive" would refer to something final, which contradicts the meaning of interim. Thus, the correct answer is (D) temporary.
Approach Solution -2
Substituting each option in place of "interim" in its original sense of "in the meantime, until a permanent measure is put in place" reveals which word is the true match.
- Option A (strict): This describes the severity of a rule, not its duration, so it does not capture the time-bound nature of "interim."
- Option B (mandatory): This refers to something being compulsory, which speaks to obligation rather than to a limited time frame, so it does not fit.
- Option C (conclusive): This word implies finality and permanence, which is the opposite of what "interim" conveys.
- Option D (temporary): This directly conveys something that holds only for a limited period until replaced by a permanent arrangement, matching the sense of "interim" exactly.
- Option E: No text is provided for this option.
Because "interim" describes a stop-gap arrangement rather than a permanent one, the word that reproduces this sense most closely is "temporary."
Hence, the correct answer is (D) temporary.
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