In one of the most high profile localities in the capital, hundreds of (531)__________ walk across an unmanned railway track (532)_________ day to get to school. Lakshman (533)_________ his way down the rocky steps (534)_________ lead to the railway track behind his settlement. He (535)___________ in the affirmative when asked if the track scares him. “I have fallen down these steps so many times during the monsoon. But there is no other way to walk to school,” he says.

Options

A. shakes
B. salutes
C. nods
D. winks

Answer

C

Explanation

(c) nods
Shake - to move (somebody/something) from side to side or up and down with short, quick movements
Salute - an action that a soldier, etc. does to show respect, by holding his/her hand to the forehead
Nods - to move your head up and down as a way of saying ‘yes’ or as a sign to somebody to do something
Winks - to close and open one eye very quickly, usually as a signal to somebody
So , option(c) is fit to the context of the sentence.