Question : There are few 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.
Cricket is not just considered a sport in India; it’s a passion, an emotion, and often 1) _________________ into a religion! But just like any other activity, the larger the scale, the greater is its ecological 2) _________________.
3) _________________ suggest that amount of water needed to maintain a cricket pitch – at roughly 20,000 litres per day – can serve the daily drinking water needs of around 2,600 people. So, this is one of the reason that the board that controls cricket in India and its most-popular league are looking at ways to 4) _________________ some environmental impacts related with the country’s most loved sport.
One of the step taken in order to contribute for the same happened on May 9, 2022, when Rajasthan Royals joined hands with the energy management and automation firm Schneider Electric to host the first carbon-5) _________________ cricket match against Delhi Capitals on May 11.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5.
Option 1: neutral
Option 2: discourteous
Option 3: barbarous
Option 4: rouse
Correct Answer:
neutral
Solution : The correct answer is neutral.
One of the step taken in order to contribute for the same happened on May 9, 2022, when Rajasthan Royals joined hands with the energy management and automation firm Schneider Electric to host the first carbon- neutral cricket match against Delhi Capitals on May 11.
Explanation:
Neutral is the only word that can fill the space and still make sense of the sentence.
It means remaining impartial; not supporting or aiding either side in a dispute, conflict, etc.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Discourteous - behavior that demonstrates a lack of courtesy and consideration for others.
Barbarous - means brutally harsh.
Rouse- bring out of sleep; awaken..