Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Unemployment has become a fiery question of the day.

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  1. become a burning question
  2. become a freezing question
  3. become a furious question
  4. become a flaming question

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Option 1 : become a burning question
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The correct answer is 'become a burning question'.

Key Points

  • The word 'fiery' means consisting of fire.
    • Example- The helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion.
  • Burning question is a collocation that means something that people have strong opinions about and think is very important.
    • Example: The burning question is: can the Internet be regulated?
  • Thus, the correct answer is Option 1.


Correct Sentence: Unemployment has become a burning question of the day.

Additional Information

  • The word 'fiery' is also used to mean someone having a passionate or quick-tempered nature.
    • Example- She is a fiery imaginative Aries. 
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