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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______ (

Q: Answer-Directions : In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and replaced by a blank...

We need a present participle form of a verb to form an adjective phrase and modify the noun COMPANY. The word would highlight the action performed by the company alongside or following the acknowledgement of the vulnerabilities. DISTRIBUTING giving something to many people will fit here to highlight the action of giving rewards to people who identified and reported those vulnerabilities. Thus, A is the right answer. The other words are either grammatically or contextually incorrect. Gleaming present participle form verb - shining brightly, especially with reflected light. Gesturing present participle form verb - directing someone somewhere by means of a gesture. Upswing noun - a marked increase or improvement. Relegating present participle form verb - assigning an inferior rank or position.

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.