CAT 1998 — VARC Question 3
Idiomatic UsageEasy
Passage / Data
Direction: A part of each sentence given below has been underlined. You have to select the option that best replaces the underlined part.
The 8th-century revival of Byzantine learning is an inexplicable phenomenon, and its economic and military precursors have yet to be discovered.
Answer & solution
- A
a phenomenon yet to be discovered
- B
a phenomenon incompletely explained
an inexplicable phenomenon
- D
an unidentifiable phenomenon
Solution
The original phrase is the best suited for the given sentence. The ‘revival’ has taken place, hence (a) is not true. (d) also cannot be true in light of the ‘revival’. (c) is a more precise choice than (b).