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Multiple Choice Questions

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1 ........

English Language (IBPS PO) Cloze test

Watermelon is though to have originated in Africa’s Kalahari Desert. Believe it (1)_________ not, the first recorded watermelon harvest (2)_________ nearly 5000 years ago in Egypt and is (3) ________ in Egyptian hieroglyphics on the walls of their (4) _________ buildings. This fruit was often placed (5) __________ the burial tombs of kings to provide nourishment in the afterlife.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.

but

and

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Explanation:

Correct option 2: or

Option 1: but
"Believe it but not..."
This doesn’t make sense in English. “But” is used to contrast two ideas, and it doesn’t fit this phrase.

Option 2: or
"Believe it or not..."
This is a common and correct English expression used when we want to share a surprising or hard-to-believe fact.
Meaning: Even if you don’t believe it, it’s true!

Option 3: and
"Believe it and not..."
This doesn’t work grammatically or logically.

Option 4: if
"Believe it if not..."
This is not a correct expression in English.

So the correct answer is: Option 2 – or

Final sentence:
Believe it or not, the first recorded watermelon harvest was nearly 5000 years ago in Egypt...

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