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.
When we gaze at the sky on a clear and dark night the stars appears to twinkle. The concept is so well 1. ______________________ that it’s the 2. ______________________ of the most famous kid's song of all time. But have you ever wondered what’s the 3. ______________________ behind this twinkling sight? What is the reason why stars twinkle? It turns out, “twinkle, twinkle, little star” is a bit of a 4. ______________________. The correct answer to reason why stars twinkle is that they actually don’t. The twinkling we that we see is not related to the stars. Rather, it’s a result of how we see them from our 5. ______________________ on Earth. In reality stars are so far away from earth that we see them as a tiny point of light in the sky.
Q. Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2
Option 1: premise
Option 2: Quibble
Option 3: Caveat
Option 4: onerous
Correct Answer: premise
Solution : The correct answer is option 1.
Explanation:
To make the sentence coherent, the only word that will fit the blank is premise. It refers to a prior statement or proposition from which another is deduced or follows as a conclusion.
Quibble- a minor objection or criticism about a trivial matter
Caveat- warning about a particular statement that should be remembered.
Onerous- (of a task or responsibility) requiring a substantial amount of effort, trouble, or difficulty
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