Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:…

2026

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

The health ministry has now decided to allow state and UT governments to ___A___ more and more private hospitals which can be included in the vaccination drive in the ___B___ second phase where senior citizens and people above 45 with co-morbidities are being ___C___. Initially, only hospitals ___D___ under ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Central Government Health Scheme and State Health Insurance Schemes were allowed to vaccinate people at a cost of Rs.250 per dose. The ministry ___E___ a state-wise list of all these hospitals. Which of the following words fills the blank C?

Answer: D. inoculated — Answer: inoculated Explanation: The sentence describes what is being done to senior citizens and people above 45 with co-morbidities during the vaccination…

  1. A.

    protect

  2. B.

    shield

  3. C.

    safeguard

  4. D.

    inoculated

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Correct answer: D

Answer: inoculated

Explanation: The sentence describes what is being done to senior citizens and people above 45 with co-morbidities during the vaccination drive. The phrase 'are being ___' requires a past-participial adjective that conveys 'being given a vaccine'.

  • protect — Incorrect because this is the base verb form; 'are being protected' would be grammatical, but it is less specific than 'inoculated' (which clearly means vaccinated).

  • shield — Incorrect because the base form 'shield' does not fit after 'are being' ('are being shielded' would be required). It also does not specifically mean 'vaccinated'.

  • safeguard — Incorrect because this is the base verb form; 'are being safeguarded' would be grammatical. In any case, it is more general and does not specifically indicate vaccination.

  • inoculated — Correct because it is the past-participial form meaning 'treated with a vaccine', fits grammatically after 'are being', and matches the vaccination context.

Therefore, 'inoculated' is the best choice to complete the sentence.

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