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 3
Option 1: culmination
Option 2: sumptuous
Option 3: acrimonious
Option 4: science
Correct Answer: science
Solution : The correct answer is option 4.
Explanation:
Science is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent.
It refers to the intellectual and practical activity of studying the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural worlds through observation and experimentation.
Culmination is the final act or climax of a play.
Sumptuous- splendid and expensive-looking.
Acrimonious- (typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter.