Which option best reflects the meaning of consequent?

• A. Following
• B. Progressing logically
• C. Resulting
• D. Occurring after some time

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is using consequent to express what happens as a result of something else. The best match is describing the outcome directly, which is why resulting fits best. When you say something is resulting, you’re labeling it as the effect or consequence that follows from a prior event. For example, after a drought, there can be resulting economic hardship—the hardship is the outcome produced by the drought.

The other options don’t capture that sense of causation and outcome as clearly. Following can refer to order or sequence without implying a result; progressing logically emphasizes thought or reasoning rather than an actual outcome; occurring after some time points to timing, not necessarily that what comes later is a direct result.