In the following questions, 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.

An independent, able and upright judiciary is the hallmark of a free ___(1)__ country therefore, the process of judicial appointment is of __(2)___ importance. At present on account of the Supreme Court’s last advisory opinion, the __(3)___ of the executive and its interference in the appointment of judges is __(4)___ which in light of previous is most __(5)___.