The belief that science destroys the arts appears to be supported by historical evidence that the arts have___ only when the sciences have been_______
(A) declined..attacked
(B) flourished..neglected
(C) matured..unconcerned
(D) succeeded..developed
(E) floundered..constrained
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The answer is B.
The two blanks are inverse proportional.
B
‘Supported by… evidence’ shows that 2 parts of the given sentence are expressing the same idea. i.e. ‘x’ Arts and ‘y’ science are inversely related and mutually exclusive.
Now look for a contextually inverse relation between words and make sure you eliminate. Never select an answer.
B
Hmmm, as i agree with B.
b
no the answer is ….B…change it
a
obviously b
B
B though there is a slight possibility of the ans being c
i’ll go for B though
(B) flourished..neglected
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b
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B
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A
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B