English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Cloze Test
Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been...
Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives:
Delhi’s air quality deteriorates with unfailing ___ A ___ at this time of the year, with large swathes of north India in the grip of a suffocating smog, but the State governments that can make it easier for millions to breathe do not act with any sense of ___ B ____. That it has turned into a public health emergency ___ C ___ the capital, with the air quality index touching extremely hazardous levels in some parts, necessitating the closure of primary schools, has further lowered its standing. It is unconscionable for governments, through ___ D___ and inaction, to subject citizens to such toxic air, and cause extreme suffering especially ___ E ___ people with respiratory ailments and impaired lung function.
Options
- Aonto
- Bunder
- Con
- Din
Correct answer
D. in
Step-by-step solution
The drop in air quality has turned into a public health emergency and this has happened in Delhi. This is the correct answer.
Onto Delhi and under Delhi are absurd.
Between in and on, in is used to denote a location of something inside a space while on generally, denotes something above a surface or within proximity.
Option D is hence the correct answer.
Onto Delhi and under Delhi are absurd.
Between in and on, in is used to denote a location of something inside a space while on generally, denotes something above a surface or within proximity.
Option D is hence the correct answer.