In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
Today, nearly every Indian has a mobile phone. From the time the first (1)______ was made in India using a mobile phone on July 31,
1995, a lot of (2)______ have taken place in the use of mobile phones in the last twenty-five years or so. The number of mobile phone
users is (3)______ to have recorded a growth of three thousand times during this period. Initially, the call rates were expensive and the
cost of early devices was high - very few people could (4)______ a mobile phone. However, mobile phone usage has risen sky high
because of these reasons: the call rates have fallen (5)______ and smartphones have made the internet accessible in our palms.