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Q: Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. On 14th April 1912, the Titanic received warnings all the day about (1)______ icebergs. The first message was received at 9 a.m. Similar messages (2)______. Around 9 p.m., Captain Smith (3)______ with his second officer, before retiring for the night. They knew that on such a clear, moonless night it would be (4)______ difficult to spot icebergs. Why did they not change the course of the ship and take the ice-free southern route? It remains one of the (5)______ mysteries surrounding the Titanic. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
  • A. stacking
  • B. floating
  • C. sinking
  • D. soaring
Correct Answer: Option B - उपर्युक्त Passage के भाव के अनुसार रिक्त स्थान (1) में floating (तैरता) का प्रयोग उपयुक्त होगा। अन्य विकल्प भिन्न अर्थ देते हैं। Stacking – ढेर लगाना Sinking – डूबना Soaring – तेजी से बढ़ना Correct Sentence – On 14th April 1912, the titanic received warnings all the day about floating icebergs
B. उपर्युक्त Passage के भाव के अनुसार रिक्त स्थान (1) में floating (तैरता) का प्रयोग उपयुक्त होगा। अन्य विकल्प भिन्न अर्थ देते हैं। Stacking – ढेर लगाना Sinking – डूबना Soaring – तेजी से बढ़ना Correct Sentence – On 14th April 1912, the titanic received warnings all the day about floating icebergs

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उपर्युक्त Passage के भाव के अनुसार रिक्त स्थान (1) में floating (तैरता) का प्रयोग उपयुक्त होगा। अन्य विकल्प भिन्न अर्थ देते हैं। Stacking – ढेर लगाना Sinking – डूबना Soaring – तेजी से बढ़ना Correct Sentence – On 14th April 1912, the titanic received warnings all the day about floating icebergs