English Comprehension PYQs

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Sustainability is (1) longer just a buzzword. It (2) a necessity and the primary agenda of the world today. Like many other countries, India too is witnessing a growth of (3) green economy. It (4) estimated that India’s renewable energy target will create more than 3.4 million new job opportunities (5) 2030. In fact, a recent survey stated that a Sustainability Manager is going to be one of the top 10 jobs this decade.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1) _______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2) _______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3) _________ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4) _________ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5) ___________ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1) _______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2) _______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3) _________ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4) _________ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5) ___________ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1) _______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2) _______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3) _________ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4) _________ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5) ___________ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1) _______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2) _______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3) _________ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4) _________ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5) ___________ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1) _______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2) _______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3) _________ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4) _________ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5) ___________ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.