Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. As an industrial solvent, pyridine is used in a (1)________ range of manufacturing processes. It is also a by-product of coking coal, a crucial (2)_______ for steel production. The Tees area was home to both steel and chemical (3)_______ and the discharge of contaminated effluent (4)________ the river and surrounding wetlands has been (5)_______ practice, often with minimal or no treatment.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: maniac
Option 2: common
Option 3: bogus
Option 4: ruckus
Correct Answer: common
Solution : The second option is correct.
The word common is suitable in this context because it implies that the practice of discharging contaminated effluent into the river and surrounding wetlands is widespread, usual, or frequently observed.
Common practice suggests that it happens regularly and is not an isolated or rare occurrence.
Therefore, the correct answer will be common.
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