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 1.
Option 1: is
Option 2: are
Option 3: will be
Option 4: should be
Correct Answer: will be
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The sentence discusses the future demand for a skilled workforce, particularly in fields like mathematics, computer science, and data science. The phrase, in conjunction with multidisciplinary abilities, suggests that these skills will be increasingly in demand in the future. So, will be appropriately convey the future nature of the demand for a skilled workforce in the given context.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: "...across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, will be increasingly in greater demand."
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