Question

Select the correct word from the options given below to fill blank (5) _____.

• A. Suspects
• B. Bounty
• C. Loot
• D. Ransom

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Loot

The passage is about a theft that took place in a temple, the jewels were stolen "ran off with all the jewels". We need a word that refers to these stolen jewels. From the options, 'loot' refers to anything that has been stolen, here the jewels are stolen, hence it's the right word and option C is correct. 'Suspects' are 'people who are believed to have committed a crime', like theft, it does not refer to the items that have been stolen, but the people who stole those items, hence option A is incorrect. 'Bounty' is a reward or a generous gift, it refers to something given willingly, not something taken unwillingly "jewels", hence option B is incorrect. 'Ransom' refers to money that has been demanded by someone, in exchange for something, for example, a kidnapper who asks for a ransom in exchange for the person he has kidnapped. It does not refer to these stolen jewels, hence option D is incorrect.