Direction: The following question has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits in the context of the sentence.Q. In addition, growing _____________ of society on ideological lines has made the job of _____________ fake news easier.a)masses, observingb)divergence, collectingc)numbers, sortingd)polarization, spreadingCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

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Direction: The following question has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits in the context of the sentence.

Q. In addition, growing _____________ of society on ideological lines has made the job of _____________ fake news easier.

a)
masses, observing
b)
divergence, collecting
c)
numbers, sorting
d)
polarization, spreading

Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

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The sentence talks about the increasing ‘division’ of society “on ideological grounds”. In the context of the sentence, the only possible word that can fit the first blank is either “divergence" or "polarization". This eliminates the options A, C and E.

For the second blank, a word that implies that the ‘circulation’ of fake news has become “easier” is most appropriate. Only the word "spreading" is apt for the second blank.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

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