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 3
- A.
Innards
- B.
Facades
- C.
Central
- D.
Inefficiency
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Correct answer: A
Answer: Innards
Why this fits:
Meaning match: "Innards" means the internal parts or inner workings. The sentence is pointing to internal manifestations or results of a lifestyle, which are visible as festering garbage.
Grammar match: the sentence uses the plural verb "are," so a plural noun is required. "Innards" is plural and therefore agrees with the verb.
Why the other choices are incorrect:
Facades: This means outward appearances. The context refers to internal consequences shown by garbage, not outward appearance.
Central: This is an adjective and cannot fill a noun slot that requires a plural subject.
Inefficiency: This is a singular noun and does not agree with the plural verb "are." Even if pluralized to "inefficiencies," it would emphasize poor functioning rather than the internal parts or manifestations implied by the passage, so it is less appropriate than "innards."
Note: The original solution contained an incorrect reference to a word not present among the options; that error has been removed and the explanation clarified to focus on meaning and grammatical agreement.