Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The current _____ in global negotiations over the ban on nuclear test does not augur well for the future.

• A. moratorium
• B. controversy
• C. insight
• D. stalemate
• E. rapproachment

Answer 1

The correct option is D stalemate

Stalemate means a situation in which neither group involved in an argument can win or get an advantage and no action can be taken. No government can make any further nuclear tests till a decision is reached. Hence, Option D is correct. Among the rest of the options, moratorium means a temporary prohibition of an activity, controversy means prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion, insight means an accurate and deep understanding, rapproachment means an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations.These options do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect.