Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
Intially it was 1) ___________________ down by the outbreak of pandemic, and now the Russian invasion of Ukraine is becoming a threat to 2) ___________________ the 2024 completion deadline of Nal Se Jal, a flagship scheme of the Modi government to provide 3) ___________________ drinking water to all the rural households across the country.
This flagship scheme involves creating water supply 4) ___________________, such as laying water pipelines to provide functional tap connections to beneficiary households, alongside 5) ___________________ existing water supply systems.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 3.
Option 1: reformed
Option 2: revamped
Option 3: infrastructure
Option 4: potable
Correct Answer: potable
Solution : The correct answer is potable.
The 2024 completion deadline of Nal Se Jal, a flagship scheme of the Modi government to provide potable drinking water to all the rural households across the country.
Explanation:
Potable is the only word that can be used in the blank to complete the sentence.
It denotes that something is fit to drink.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Reformed- having being changed in such a way as to be improved
Revamped definition, a form, structure, or aspect that has undergone a change for the better
Infrastructure- the basic physical and organisational structure
