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Indications are that the Government is to the prospect of granting bonus to the striking employees.

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Look for a word that pairs with "to the prospect of" and means grudgingly accepting an unwelcome outcome.
Updated On: Jul 13, 2026
  • Aligned
  • Obliged
  • Reconciled
  • Relieved
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
This is a vocabulary-in-context question. We must pick the word whose meaning matches the situation described: a government that seems to have stopped resisting an outcome it did not originally want.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
Look for a collocation, a word that pairs naturally with "to the prospect of". English has a fixed phrase "reconciled to" meaning "resigned to accepting" something. Testing each option against this phrase-fit test narrows the choice fast.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
"Aligned to the prospect" would mean actively supporting it, which is stronger than what "indications are" suggests.
"Obliged to the prospect" is not natural English; obliged pairs with "to do" something, not "to a prospect".
"Relieved to the prospect" is not correct either; relieved pairs with "at" or "by", and means worry has been removed, which is not the situation here.
"Reconciled to the prospect" is the one combination that is both grammatically natural and matches the sense of a government that has grudgingly come to accept a demand it resisted earlier.

Step 4: Final Answer:
The word that completes the sentence correctly is "Reconciled", option (3).
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