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 5.
Option 1: proceeding
Option 2: upgrading
Option 3: compelling
Option 4: completing
Correct Answer: upgrading
Solution : The correct answer is upgrading
Alongside upgrading existing water supply systems.
Explanation:
Upgrade is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent. It means to advance to a higher level or standard.
Meaning of the other words
Proceeding - to start or carry out a course of action
Compelling- means invoking strong feelings of interest, admiration, or attraction.
Completing- Finishing the task
Intially it
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