Question : 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.
The massive ransomware attack that has crippled the e-hospital services of AIIMS, Delhi, highlights the (1)______ vulnerability of the country's healthcare infrastructure, and possibly other critical IT systems, to cyber criminals. The premier public healthcare institute (2)______ to around 15 lakh outpatients and 80,000 inpatients every year. Consequently, there are fears that the attackers could sell the now force-encrypted AIIMS databases that contain (3)______ information of patients-including political leaders, senior administrators, and judges, and their healthcare records on the Dark Web. Of course, what has happened to AlIMS is hardly a local phenomenon. A (4)_____ increase in cyberattacks on healthcare institutes worldwide (5)_____ during the Covid pandemic. The Indian healthcare sector was the second-most targeted globally. It is clear that Indian hospitals are vulnerable to cybersecurity. Government and hospitals need to use best practices to ward off future crises.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 5.
Option 1: has witnessed
Option 2: is witnessed
Option 3: was witness
Option 4: has been witnessed
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Correct Answer: has been witnessed
Solution : The most appropriate choice is the fourth option.
The context in the passage discusses a trend or occurrence that has been ongoing, and it's implied that the increase in cyberattacks on healthcare institutes worldwide is a continuing situation. The present perfect tense i.e., has been witnessed is suitable in this context to indicate an action that started in the past (the increase in cyberattacks) and has relevance to the present.
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