Question

    In the question given below, two sentences are given

    with one blank each. From the given answer choices, choose the option which contains the word that fits in both sentences making them grammatically and contextually correct. 1. Through the 1820s, the city continued its struggle to find a potable water _______. 2. Leaves of the drumstick plant and the core stump of the banana plants, which are available locally, are a rich _______ of nutrients and fibres.
    A resource Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B source Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C reservoir Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D origin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E supply Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    First sentence - the sentence tells us how the city was looking for a clean waterbody to obtain water from. SOURCE will fit here to convey the requisite meaning. Second sentence - the sentence tells us how drumstick plant leaves and the stump of the banana plant are a good way to derive nutrients and fibres. SOURCE will fit here. Thus, (b) is the right answer. A, C and E will only fit in 1. D will not fit in either sentence.

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