Tough parallelism.Confusion in the usage of relative clause.

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We live in a world in which crime is rampant, children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.

(A) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(B) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent.
(C) in which children are recalcitrant, in which change is the only constant, and in which uncertainty is prevalent.
(D) where children are recalcitrant, where change is the only constant and where uncertainty is prevalent.
(E) where children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent

Source:gmatclub.

[spoiler]I found it quite clear and nailed it down to B However OA is C. Can anyone explain how ?[/spoiler]
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by vikram4689 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:10 am
Hmm.. some info is provided by gmatavenue https://gmatclub.com/forum/we-live-in-a- ... 75314.html BUT i am not fully convinced. I took another example by taking relative pronoun common and it seems correct.
e.g. We live in a world in which boys are smart and girls are sweet (no offense to any gender :) )
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by killer1387 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:14 am
I also chose B, but the OA gives a tough time.
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