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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. 16
    A crater Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B division Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C fissured Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D chasm Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Crater refers to a physical hollow or depression, typically on the surface of the Earth or moon. It is not appropriate in the context of ideological or conceptual differences. While    'division' could work in a general sense, it does not convey the same deep, insurmountable gap as "chasm" does in this context. Fissured is an adjective, not a noun, and does not fit grammatically in this context. The sentence describes a profound and significant gap between different countries' views. "Chasm" (a deep, wide gap or divide) fits best as it conveys the idea of a large and difficult-to-bridge separation in perspectives.

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