A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative.
Be it a chaat or a refreshing lemonade, lemon is the need of the hour in ________ summers.

Correct option is C

In the given sentence, the blank needs to be filled with a word that describes the summers, and the context suggests that it's a very hot summer.
 So, the most appropriate word to fill the blank would be "scorching", which means extremely hot or burning.
 The other options are not appropriate, as they do not describe the extreme heat of summers.
 Banging: producing a loud, sudden noise; exciting or thrilling.
 Freezing: extremely cold; below the freezing point.
 Alleviating: easing or lessening the severity of something; reducing pain or difficulty.