Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:
The newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor of the university is quite ____________ in responding to the grievances of the students.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → expeditious
Expeditious means quick and efficient. A Vice-Chancellor who is "quite expeditious in responding to the grievances of the students" deals with their complaints promptly.
Example: The bank's expeditious handling of the complaint pleased the customer.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: expedient — Incorrect. Expedient means convenient or useful for a purpose, even if not quite fair or right. The two words look alike: expeditious is about speed, expedient about convenience.
Example: The minister found it expedient to keep quiet before the election.
Option 3: expedition — Incorrect. Expedition is a noun meaning a journey made for a particular purpose; it cannot describe the Vice-Chancellor after "quite".
Example: The team set out on an expedition to the Arctic.
Option 4: expedeint — Incorrect. This is not a word; it is a misspelling of "expedient".