Culpability means responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame.
Option A is the correct answer because “accountability “ means to be held responsible, hence it is the correct answer.
Option B is incorrect because “laudatory” means expressing praise and commendation, which is not the correct meaning of the given word.
Option C is incorrect because “praiseworthiness” means the quality of being worthy of praise, which Is not the same as the given word.
Option D is incorrect because usefulness means to make use of, which is not the correct meaning of the given word.