Question No. 68
Direction: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These members are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.
Delhi’s air quality deteriorates with unfailing regularity at this time of the year, with large swathes of north India in the grip of a suffocating smog, but the State governments that can make it easier for millions to ______ (1) ______ do not act with any sense of urgency. That it has turned ______ (2) ______ a public health emergency in the capital, with the air quality index touching extremely hazardous levels ______ (3) ______ some parts, necessitating the closure ______ (4) ______ primary schools, has further lowered its standing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.