IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017 Paper

(d) The most appropriate word that would fill the blankis 'discretion' which means the freedom to decidewhat should be done in a particular situation. All theother words do not fill the blank appropriately, henceoption (d) is the most suitable answer choice.Omission means someone or something that hasbeen left out or excluded.
Affairs means an event or sequence of events of aspecified kind or that has previously been referred to.