In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered.…
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In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.
Use of plastic has become part of a_____(1)_____ in which those who consume and litter are not supposed to be responsible for _____(2)_____ cleaning after themselves or to bother about what will happen to the waste they are producing. The _____(3)_____ of this kind of lifestyle are reflected in the festering garbage in the over spilling landfill sites, with the height of the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi touching 65 metres. Such _____(4)_____ dumps are emerging as a serious threat to life with leachates in the mixed and untreated waste contaminating water and the carcinogenic pollution _____(5)_____ when it is set to fire.
Find out the appropriate word in case 4
- A.
Wasteful
- B.
Hogwash
- C.
Wasting
- D.
Garbage
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Correct answer: D
Answer: Garbage
Explanation: The sentence before the blank describes material being dumped in landfill sites. The blank requires a noun that names the waste itself; 'garbage' fits this requirement and preserves the continuity of meaning.
Wasteful: This is an adjective describing a quality (being wasteful), not the waste material, so it cannot serve as the noun that the sentence needs.
Hogwash: This is an informal term meaning 'nonsense' and is used figuratively; it does not refer to physical refuse and thus does not fit the literal description of landfill contents.
Wasting: This is a verb form (gerund) referring to the act of wasting, not the waste material itself, so it does not grammatically or semantically complete the sentence about dumps.
Garbage: This is a noun meaning waste material; it directly continues the idea of material being dumped and forms the natural collocation 'garbage dumps,' making it the correct choice.
Therefore, 'garbage' is the appropriate word for the blank because it names the waste being deposited and matches the context and grammar of the passage.