A final examination is the ____ of a series of evaluations that a student has to go through. A. culmination B. consultation C. desperation D. insinuation

GATE 2019 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium

Answer: A. culmination

  1. Identify the required meaning: The sentence describes the 'final examination' as the endpoint of 'a series of evaluations'. The blank must mean 'the final/peak point of a process or series'. This is precisely the meaning of 'culmination'.
  2. Eliminate incorrect options: B. consultation = seeking advice (does not imply finality or peak). C. desperation = emotional state of hopelessness (irrelevant to a series of exams). D. insinuation = indirect negative suggestion (irrelevant). Only A. culmination fits.