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 1.
Option 1: dissident
Option 2: bestows
Option 3: adjourn
Option 4: transcends
Correct Answer: transcends
Solution : The correct answer is transcends.
Cricket is not just considered a sport in India; it’s a passion, an emotion, and often transcends into a religion!
Explanation:
Transcends is the only word that can be used in the blank to make the sentence make sense.
It means to surpass or rise above the bounds of.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Dissident-a person who opposes the official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state
Bestowed- confer or present (an honour, right, or gift).
Adjourn- break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later.