Question
In each of the following questions, a sentence has two blanks. Choose the pair of words that best fits the blanks contextually and grammatically. The historian maintained that civilizations rarely collapse through sudden catastrophe alone; rather, prolonged institutional decay gradually renders them internally ______ and politically ______.
Solution
The sentence discusses: institutional decay, civilizational decline and gradual weakening. Thus, the blanks should reflect: → internal weakness, → political instability. “Fragile” means: → weak and easily damaged. “Vulnerable” means: → exposed to danger or collapse. Together, the pair creates a logically coherent progression: institutional decay → fragility → vulnerability. Hence, option (c)
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