Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Discrimination refers to the inequitable or (1)________ treatment of individuals or collectives on the basis of attributes such as ethnicity, sex, age and sexual orientation. Studies have indicated that the perception of discrimination can (2)________ a series of stress-induced alterations in an individual's mental, physiological and behavioural responses. The experience of stress is known to elicit unfavourable emotional reactions, including but not limited to (3)________, despair and resentment. Furthermore, anxiety has been linked to a rise in health-compromising behaviours such as smoking, drinking and (4)________ drug use, while simultaneously causing a (5)________ in health-promoting activities such as quality sleep and vigorous exercise.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
Option 1: rise
Option 2: unfruitful
Option 3: decline
Option 4: upheaval
Correct Answer: decline
Solution : The correct choice is the third option .
In this context, decline refers to a decrease or reduction. It fits the sentence as it describes a decrease in health-promoting activities (like quality sleep and vigorous exercise) as a consequence of anxiety and health-compromising behaviours.
The meanings of the other words are:
- Rise : This indicates an increase, which is the opposite of what's being described.
- Unfruitful : This means not producing good or helpful results but doesn't specifically refer to a decrease.
- Upheaval : This refers to a strong or violent change or disturbance, often used in a more dramatic context than what's needed here.
Therefore, decline is the correct choice to indicate a reduction in beneficial health activities.
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