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.
The world is undergoing rapid changes in the knowledge landscape. With various dramatic scientific and technological advances, such as the rise of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, many unskilled jobs worldwide may be taken over by machines, while the need for a skilled workforce, particularly involving mathematics, computer science, and data science, in conjunction with multidisciplinary abilities across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, (1)________ increasingly in greater demand. With climate change, increasing pollution, and depleting natural resources, there will be a sizeable shift in how we (2)_______ the world's energy, water, food, and sanitation needs, again resulting in the need for new skilled labour, particularly in biology, chemistry, physics, agriculture, climate science, and social science. The growing (3)________ of epidemics and pandemics will also (4)_______ collaborative research in infectious disease management and development of vaccines, and the resultant social issues heighten the need for multidisciplinary learning. There will be a growing (5)__________ for humanities and art as India moves towards becoming a developed country as well as among the three largest economies in the world.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: had
Option 2: meet
Option 3: have
Option 4: see
Correct Answer: meet
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The sentence talks about a shift in how we handle the world's energy, water, food, and sanitation needs. Meet is the most appropriate term to convey the idea of addressing or fulfilling these needs, aligning with the broader theme of managing resources in the context of climate change, pollution, and depleting natural resources.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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Had is the past tense of "have", indicating possession or occurrence in the past.
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Have indicates possession or occurrence in the present.
See means to perceive with the eyes.
Therefore, the correct answer is meet.
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