Choose the appropriate word from the options given to complete the following sentence.
Fortunately, her parents were ________unaware of what was going on in her life otherwise they would have panicked.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → blissfully
Complete sentence: Fortunately, her parents were blissfully unaware of what was going on in her life otherwise they would have panicked. "Blissfully unaware" is a common pairing for someone who knows nothing about a problem and is therefore at peace. Her parents knew nothing of what was going on, so they stayed calm instead of panicking.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) indignantly | angrily, because something seems unfair (parents who knew nothing could not be angry about it) | She indignantly denied the charge. |
| (2) blissfully (answer) | in a very happy, untroubled way | The passengers slept, blissfully unaware of the storm outside. |
| (3) exultantly | with great joy at a success or victory (there is no success here) | The team ran exultantly round the field after the final whistle. |
| (4) eventually | in the end, after some time ("eventually unaware" does not make sense, because the parents were unaware all along) | The rain eventually stopped in the evening. |
| Also asked in CUET (UG): indignant – 30-05-2023 Slot 2, 22-05-2023 Slot 1 exultant – 26-05-2025 Slot 1 |