Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
How did Facebook become a huge business 1) ___________________ $1 trillion at one point last year? Not just by fulfilling its motto of “connecting people,” but by also keeping them constantly 2) ___________________ on the site, sometimes for hours on end.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube and Twitter Inc. have spent many years 3) ___________________ the art of building 4) ___________________ -forming products, whether through the social affirmation of “likes,” the temptaion of a never-ending newsfeed or the way YouTube hits your dopamine receptors every time it 5) ___________________ a new video.
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank number 4.
Option 1: hearsay
Option 2: meagre
Option 3: habit
Option 4: expedite
Correct Answer:
habit
Solution : The correct answer is habit.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube and Twitter Inc. have spent many years pefecting the art of building habit forming products,
Explanation:
The only word that can fill the empty space and still make the sentence make a sense is habit.
It describes an ingrained or routine habit or behaviour, especially one that is difficult to give up.
Meaning of other words
Hearsay-information received from other people which is not valid
Meagre (of something offered or accessible) insufficient in quantity or calibre.
Expedite- make an action happen sooner
