Question

Exhaustion of natural resources, destruction of individual initiative by governments, control over men’s minds by central .............. of education and propaganda are some of the major evils which appear to be on the increase as a result of the impact of science upon minds suited by .............. to an earlier kind of world.

• A. tenets; fixation
• B. aspects; inhibitions
• C. institutions; inhibitions
• D. organs; traditions
• E. departments; repulsion

Hint:

Check for standard collocations first — they often decide the correct pairing in double-blank questions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

"Institutions" of education is a standard collocation. "Inhibitions" describes mental attitudes resistant to change, fitting the idea of being suited to an older world.