Utter chaos ………….. in the normally bustling tourist-pilgrim town of Puri ………. essential commodities, including candles, torches, biscuits and water bottles, vanished from the shelves. Desperate residents demanded restoration of electricity, but normalcy is …………. for at least a week. A shortage of diesel required for running generators is adding to the crisis. The situation was …….. different in the capital Bhubaneswar, where water supplies ………… out in the absence of electricity. Hundreds of angry residents surrounded the offices of the water supply board and staged protests at the residences of MLAs and MPs
where water supplies ………… out in the absence of electricity
Explanation:
- The context describes a crisis in Puri, where there is a shortage of essential supplies due to power outages.
- In terms of the option for the blanks:
- Option 1: "Petered" - This means gradually dwindling to nothing, which fits the context of water supply running out.
- Option 2: "Lack" - This word means an absence, which doesn't fit grammatically in context.
- Option 3: "Enlarge" - This means to make bigger, which doesn’t fit contextually or grammatically.
- Option 4: "Poured" - This means a large flow, opposite of what's happening.
- The correct word for the context is the past tense "petered," which correctly describes the water supplies dwindling due to the electricity issue in Bhubaneswar.
Answer: Option 1 - petered
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By: SONAM SHEORAN