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.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)________ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2) _______what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)________ "Nadir" after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4) _______, around 66 million years ago, which (5) ________the dinosaurs and many other species.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: reconstructed
Option 2: imposed
Option 3: explored
Option 4: stocked
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Correct Answer: explored
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The sentence compares the ocean floor to the surface of Mars, highlighting that the ocean floor is famously less explored than the surface of Mars.
The term "explored" fits in the context of investigating, mapping, or studying the ocean floor to gain knowledge and understanding.
Therefore, the right answer is explored.
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