Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:…
2026
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Four of the most popular forms i.e. facebook, twitter, snapchat, instagram of social media _____ 1 _____ great damage upon young people’s mental health. These four platforms have a negative effect because they can _____ 2 _____ children’s and young people’s body image worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems, anxiety, depression and loneliness. The findings follow growing _____ 3 _____ among politicians, health bodies, doctors and parents about young people suffering harm as a result of cyber bullying and social media _____ 4 _____ feelings of self-loathing and leading them to commit suicide. However, the leader of the UK’s psychiatrists said these findings were too simplistic and they _____ 5 _____ blamed social media for the complex reasons why the mental health of so many young people is suffering. Find the appropriate word in each case 2
- A.
mitigate
- B.
exacerbate
- C.
alleviate
- D.
effectuate
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Correct answer: B
Options A and C “mitigate” and “alleviate” mean ‘make something bad less severe’ and can be eliminated as they have positive connotation and contradict the sentence.
Option D can be ruled out as “effectuate” means ‘put into force or operation’ and is vague in the context of the sentence.
Option B “exacerbate” means ‘make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse’ and is apt as it fits in the blank perfectly. It rightly points at the fact that the social media platforms are worsening the mindset of young people.
Hence, option B is correct.