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Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. It is easy to blame political parties for the mess around the triple talaq issue. But before doing so, one has to put the matter in (26): it is not political 'manipulation' that came first; triple talaq already existed. Can you really blame others for (27) stones into your house when you have a (28) hole in the roof? True, only a (29) percentage of Muslim men practised triple talaq, but still the number of afflicted women ran in the tens of thousands. There was no justification for it ? legal, political or social. There wasn't even a convincing theological argument in (30) of it, as the Shias wisely accepted.

A)  front               

B)  lieu

C)  favour            

D)  stead

E)  help