Question

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Below it, some options are suggested which may improve the highlighted part of the sentence, to make it meaningful and grammatically correct. Choose which of the following option(s) can successfully replace the highlighted part to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is grammatically correct and requires no improvement, choose option (E), i.e. No improvement required.

The Health Department is gearing to test international

Q: The Health Department is gearing to test international travellers arriving at the airports in the

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travellers arriving at the airports in the State for COVID-19 in tune with the Union government’s guidelines regarding Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. 1. is gearing on to test international travellers arriving at the airports 2. is gearing up to test international travellers arriving at the airports 3. is preparing to test international travellers arriving at the airports

A Only 1

B Both 1 and 2

C Both 2 and 3

D Only 3

E No improvement required

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