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.
Comprehension:
It's turning out to be a tough summer for the State. With an alarming dip (1) ______ groundwater levels across (2) ______ state, experts fear residents (3) ______ soon have to battle an (4) ______ water crisis, along (5) ______ extremely high temperatures.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Necessary support to ______ the process of sale is being extended by the banks in the consortium.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
OSTENTATIOUS
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom
bolt from the blue
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Inspite Smita had taken part in many television serials earlier, this was the first time she was going to host a live show.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
A spokesperson of the company explained that the media had misrepresented the facts about the accident in their building.