The left-wing party chairman did expect some criticism of his decision, but he was taken aback by the near ___ of the leaders.​

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The party leader did expect some criticism of his decision, but was taken aback by the near ________ of the members.

During summer, Boojho carries water in a transparent plastic bottle to his school. One day he left his bottle in the school. The bottle still had some water left in it. The following day, he observed some water droplets on the inner surface of the empty portion of the bottle. These droplets of water were formed due to