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    Directions : In the following passage, some of the

    words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by a letter. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given. In 2023, Google______ (A) ______$10 million in bug bounty rewards, recognising 632 researchers from 68 countries for identifying and responsibly reporting security vulnerabilities in the company's products and services. The highest reward in 2023 amounted to $113,337. Google also allocated $3.4 million for_____ (B) _______vulnerabilities reported in the Android operating system. ______(C) ______, the company raised the maximum reward for critical Android vulnerabilities to $15,000, aiming to___ (D) ____more community reports. Further, Google awarded $70,000 for 20 critical____ (E) ____in Wear OS and Android Automotive OS, and an additional $116,000 for 50 reports highlighting issues in Nest, Fitbit, and Wearables. The company acknowledged 359 vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, ______ (F) _______a total of $2.1 million in rewards. Earlier in the year, Google announced a tripling of bounty payments for sandbox escape chain exploits targeting Chrome until December. The programme also offered increased rewards for bugs in older versions of Chrome's JavaScript engine, leading to______ (G) ______discoveries such as a $30,000 award for a long-standing optimisation bug.
    A guarded Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B rejuvenated Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C obtains Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D paid Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E acted Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The sentence talks about an event that happened in the past, as indicated by the time reference, 2023. Therefore, we need the past tense form of a verb to come after the subject, GOOGLE. The sentence tells us that in 2023, Google gave $10 million in rewards to 632 researchers from 68 countries for finding and reporting security issues in its products and services. PAID (gave money) will fit here. Thus, D is the right answer. The other options are either grammatically or contextually incorrect: Guarded (past tense form verb) - protected against damage or harm. Rejuvenated (past tense form verb) - given new energy to something. Obtains (third person singular verb) - to get or acquire something. Acted (past tense form verb) - took action.

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