Question
Choose an appropriate word that fits the blank
199. Directions : In the following passage there are words highlighted in bold, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. If the word highlighted in bold does not require any replacement, choose (E) as your answer. For modern humans, three meals a day may seem to be the ___________ ideal (196) formula for being healthy and wise. Yet, evolutionarily speaking, our bodies are ______________ accepted  (197)  to occasional periods of fasting, as a ___________ content (198)  supply of food was not always guaranteed. Fasting is certainly a part of our heritage, being _______________ prevented (199)  in a range of cultures – from Ekadashi to Karwa Chauth among Hindus; the Yom Kippur for Jews, Paryushana among Jains, Ramzan among Muslims, the Christian period of Lent, and so on. One wonders if ____________ widespread (200)  prevalence points to health benefits in addition to the discipline of the mind.Solution
The word ‘prevented’ is inappropriate here. The word ‘prevalent’, which means ‘existing very commonly or happening often’ is correct here.
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