Question

Fill in the blanks with the right choice of words.

In keeping with his own ____ in international diplomacy, Churchill proposed a personal meeting of heads of government, but the effort was doomed to failure, as the temper of the times was ____.

• A. ideas - pluralistic
• B. predilections - inimical
• C. aversions - hostile
• D. impulses - amicable
• E. maxims - salacious

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

predilections - inimical

Here, B best fits the context of the sentence. 'Predilections' means a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something and 'inimical' means unfriendly; hostile. Predilection befits the context of the first blank and inimical fits the second blank. Both the words convey the required meaning-

In keeping with his own predilections in international diplomacy, Churchill proposed a personal meeting of heads of government, but the effort was doomed to failure, as the temper of the times was inimical.

The other options are incorrect as they do not fit the context of the given sentence and do not convey the meaning that is required.