Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Bonsai gardening was first practiced in China but became _____ because of the Japanese. (a) frequent (b) prevailing (c) popular (d) customary

Options

A. frequent
B. prevailing
C. popular
D. customary

Explanation

According to the question, bonsai gardening came into the limelight due to the Japanese. Hence, popular will be the most appropriate answer because all the other options do not fit according to the context of the sentence.