In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness _____________ ethical thinking which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.
Choose the correct option for the fifth blank: "which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India."
- Anecessitate
- Bask
- Ctake
- Doblige
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The antecedent of the relative pronoun "which" is plural ("a rigour and an inventiveness"), requiring a plural verb. "Necessitate" means to make something necessary as a result or consequence, which perfectly matches the context that these qualities demand or make new experiments essential.