Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
Unlike most rulers in that ___________ age, Akbar believed in religious tolerance.

• A. old
• B. historical
• C. feudal
• D. bigoted
• E. aristocratic

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

historical

Option B: 'Historical' means 'pertaining to past events'.

It forms a meaningful sentence: Akbar was one of the rulers belonging to a past age.

Hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'Old' means 'advanced in years'.

Option C: 'Feudal' means 'outdated or old-fashioned'.

Option D: 'Bigoted' means 'intolerant of one's opinion than their own'.

Option E: 'Aristocratic' means 'noble, upper-class'.

These words do not form a complete meaningful sentence.

Hence options A, C, D and E are wrong.