Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word 'chronic' as used in the passage?
chronic –persistent ; something that keeps on recurring. (extra key : recurring – something that occurs repeatedly)
While standoffs between India and China along (A)/ the LAC have occurred in the past, the most significant (B)/ been the one in Dokhlam three years ago, but this was the first time (C)/ in over four decades that the two sides (D)/ were involved in bloodshed in the LAC (E) .