Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5.
Option 1: legality
Option 2: restrained
Option 3: hollow
Option 4: formation
Correct Answer: formation
Solution : The correct answer is formation.
Explanation:
Formation is the only word that can be used in the blank to make the sentence coherent.
It refers to the arrangement of a body, group, or thing in a specific way or for a specific purpose.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Legality is the attribute or state of conformity with the law.
Mindlessness- the state of not requiring much thought or effort is known as mindlessness.
Restrained- characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.
Hollow- an unfilled space.




