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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

_____________ who argue in this way support their case by pointing to the lack of a general consensus of opinion which is obtained in many parts of the field which the philosopher regards as his own; and also by ____________ out that, even within this field, there is a growing tendency ___________ the part of certain sciences to separate themselves from philosophy and _____________ independent. Thus, the psychologist and the logician are sometimes very anxious to have it understood that they belong among the scientists and ___________ among the philosophers.

from philosophy and _____________ independent.

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2017 (Tier 1) Previous Year Paper (16-Aug-2017) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

Become

The blank must be parallel to the earlier infinitive "to separate". When two infinitives are joined by "and", the second "to" is usually dropped, leaving the bare base form: "to separate... and (to) become independent".

"Became" (past), "becoming" (participle), and "becomes" (3rd-person singular) break this parallel infinitive structure.

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