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Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

Cricket fans have been 1) _________________ to “gear up and get themselves ready for the ride” after the 2) _________________ of Brendon McCullum as the new coach of England’s men’s Test team which was confirmed by the board on Thursday.

Brendon 40-year-old had gone into the 3) _________________ process as an outside bet for the white-ball role but came out from it as the 4) _________________ choice of the England & Wales Cricket Board’s four-man panel to lead the red-ball team on a 5) _________________ towards what they are anticpating as a greater achievement and excitement.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.

Option 1: instructed
 

Option 2: outdated
 

Option 3: incomplete
 

Option 4: exiled


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Correct Answer: instructed
 


Solution : The correct answer is instructed.

Cricket fans have been instructed to “gear up

Explanation:

Instructed is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence make sense.
It means to give someone instructions, knowledge, or permission.

Meaning of the rest of the words 

Outdated- Old fashioned 

Incomplete- something which is not finished

Exile: the act of removing someone from their home country, usually as a form of punishment or expulsion for political reasons.

 

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