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    Question

    In the following sentence, there is a blank space. Below

    each such sentence, there are four options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Coffee rust reached South America in the 1950s, and random outbreaks have seriously ________ coffee production.
    A impended Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B impacted Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C intruded Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D implemented Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E intricate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct word is ‘impacted’, which means to have a strong effect on something. In this context, coffee rust outbreaks have negatively affected or impacted coffee production.Impended means to threaten or be about to happen (not suitable here).Intruded means to enter without permission (not contextually correct).Implemented means to put into effect (doesn’t fit the sentence meaning).

    Coffee rust reached South America in the 1950s, and random outbreaks have seriously impacted coffee production.

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