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    Directions : Fill in the blanks with the most

    appropriate word given in the options against the correct blank number. The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) _______(11)________in March 2022 to ‘end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.’ To that end, INC committees were _______(12)_______and tasked with negotiating a treaty before the end of 2024. Over the last two years, countries met five times, and attempted to bridge ____(13)_______views on how to end plastic pollution. Several countries are _______(14)_______about ways and means to encourage recycling and prohibit certain plastics that lead to littering — India for instance has banned single-use plastic since 2022 — but many of them are reluctant to limit plastic production. Several countries are either petro-states or those that have ______(15)________industries that manufacture plastic polymers. Before the latest, and what was expected to be the last round of negotiations, began in Busan, South Korea, the Chair of the INC-5, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, circulated a draft text called a ‘non paper.’ This was roughly a synthesis of the views of all countries on managing plastic production but in the end, it turned out that despite long negotiations, the _______(16)________between countries who viewed addressing plastic pollution as a waste management problem, and those that saw it as unachievable without cutting its production at source, was one that was too wide to bridge. Choose the most appropriate option for lank no. 13
    A divergent Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B concurring Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C collaborative Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D varied Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Concurring means agreeing or being in harmony, which contradicts the idea of trying to bridge differences. Collaborative implies working together, which does not convey the idea of differing views. Varied refers to differences in types or forms, but it doesn't emphasize strong opposition or conflict between views as "divergent" does. The sentence refers to the efforts of countries to bridge differences in views on how to address plastic pollution. "Divergent" (meaning differing or going in different directions) fits best because it emphasizes the conflict or opposition in the views held by different countries.

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