Question

Choose the option that best fills in the blank to complete the sentence logically and correctly:

Just as congestion plagues every important highway, so it ______ the streets of every city.

• A. Delimits
• B. Delays
• C. Clogs
• D. Obviates

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Clogs

The given sentence is a comparison between 'highways' and 'streets', as mentioned "just as congestion plagues...". Hence, the word that we're looking for must be similar in meaning to the first clause.
Option C: 'Clogs' means 'blocks or crowds'. It is relevant in meaning to the given sentence, and is similar to the 'congestion' that plagues the highways. Hence option C is correct.
Option A: 'Delimits' means 'to set or fix boundaries'. This meaning isn't appropriate here.
Option B: 'Delays' means 'to make something happen late'. The given sentence does not focus on time, but crowds.
Option D: 'Obviates' means 'to get rid of'. This word does not make the sentence sound complete, one cannot get rid of the streets.
Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.