Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
An ‘occupational disease’ is any disease (1)______ primarily by exposure at work (2)______ a physical, organisational, chemical or biological risk (3)______ or to a combination of these factors. Occupational diseases are (4)______ those listed in national legislation as resulting from exposure to risk factors at (5)______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: exposure
Option 2: part
Option 3: maker
Option 4: factor
Correct Answer: factor
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
- Factor means a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome. It is the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence; grammatically, it fits in as a noun in the sentence structure.
Therefore, the correct answer is a factor .
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