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PASSAGE 2 (Questions 6-10)

Directions: In the below given passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

 

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The prohibitive costs of treating the consequences of over nutrition require that increased attention be given to preventive measures Parallels exist between these requirements and the initiatives taken to control tobacco consumption from which important __(6)__ can be learnt, especially with respect to the use of international legal instruments. However, because some of the largest multinational companies are heavily involved in the creation and marketing of unhealthy foods. The control of these activities presents a __(7)__ challenge. There is a growing __(8)__ that prevention control demands public health actions at both the national and global levels ranging from more health education to improved food tabelling and controls on the marketing of certain foods and soft drinks. This will require innovative and committed __(9)__ by all __(10)__.

[IBPS PO, 2014]

Select the appropriate word for blank 6.


  • Explanation

    'incidence' means 'the extent to which something happens'.

    Hence option B is correct.

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