Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
Eight scientists have ___________ the national awards for outstanding contribution and dedication to the profession.

• A. bestowed
• B. picked
• C. bagged
• D. conferred
• E. discovered

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

bagged

Option C: 'Bagged' means 'won something, especially a prize'.

Here the word completes the sentence in meaning: 'eight scientists won the national awards for their outstanding contribution and dedication to the profession'.

Hence option C is correct.

Option A: 'Bestowed' means 'present or give'.

Option B: 'Picked' means 'to choose'.

Option D: 'Conferred' means 'grant a title or degree'.

Option E: 'Discovered' means 'find something unexpectedly or during a search'.

(These words are all in active voice. They do not receive the action 'to be given the national awards. But, they perform the action. While performing an action, there is usually an object at the receiving end. There is no such object here.)

These words do not complete the sentence in meaning. Hence options A, B, D and E are incorrect.