Question
Directions : In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by a letter. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given. In 2023, Google______ (A) ______$10 million in bug bounty rewards, recognising 632 researchers from 68 countries for identifying and responsibly reporting security vulnerabilities in the company's products and services. The highest reward in 2023 amounted to $113,337. Google also allocated $3.4 million for_____ (B) _______vulnerabilities reported in the Android operating system. ______(C) ______, the company raised the maximum reward for critical Android vulnerabilities to $15,000, aiming to___ (D) ____more community reports. Further, Google awarded $70,000 for 20 critical____ (E) ____in Wear OS and Android Automotive OS, and an additional $116,000 for 50 reports highlighting issues in Nest, Fitbit, and Wearables. The company acknowledged 359 vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, ______ (F) _______a total of $2.1 million in rewards. Earlier in the year, Google announced a tripling of bounty payments for sandbox escape chain exploits targeting Chrome until December. The programme also offered increased rewards for bugs in older versions of Chrome's JavaScript engine, leading to______ (G) ______discoveries such as a $30,000 award for a long-standing optimisation bug.Solution
We need an adverb to modify the verb RAISED and begin the sentence. The sentence introduces another action taken by Google related to addressing vulnerabilities in the Android operating system, which is increasing the maximum reward for critical Android vulnerabilities to $15,000. ADDITIONALLY is appropriate here because it indicates an additional piece of information or action that is related to what was previously mentioned. ADDITIONALLY effectively connects this new information to the previous information about Google's allocation of funds for addressing vulnerabilities, showing a continuation or progression in Google's efforts in this area. Thus, B is the right answer. The other options are contextually incorrect. THEREFORE and HENCE are used to show the result of something. BECAUSE is used to state the reason for something. DESPITE is used to show contrast in the sentences. It is grammatically incorrect, as it is directly followed by a noun or a noun phrase.
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