The students _________ the teacher on teachers' day for twenty years of dedicated teaching. A. Facilitated B. Felicitated C. Fantasized D. Facillitated

GATE 2016 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium

Answer: The correct word is 'Felicitated' (B).

1. Analyse the context: The sentence is about students paying tribute to a teacher for 20 years of service on a special day (Teachers' Day). The action is ceremonial and respectful.
2. Eliminate wrong options: A. Facilitated means 'made easier' — wrong meaning. C. Fantasized means 'daydreamed' — unrelated. D. 'Facillitated' is a misspelling — invalid. B. Felicitated means formally honoured/congratulated — correct.