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Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Head and neck cancer is a _____________(1) disease. It encompasses cancers of the oral cavity, tongue, tonsils, oropharynx, and larynx.
The main cause of the disease is ________(2) of tobacco and alcohol. Owing to increased use of tobacco, India ______________(3) to nearly 60% of head and neck cancer patients worldwide. This number is ____________(4) to double by 2030. Understanding the carcinogenic components of tobacco products and how they lead to head and neck cancer can help in preventing head and neck cancer.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) has in recent times also been ___________(5) as a major cause of oropharyngeal cancer. Head and neck cancer is ______________(6) via a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Oral cancers i.e., cancers of the lip, tongue and cheek are primarily treated with surgery.
Cancers of the oropharynx and larynx are treated primarily with radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Voice ___________(7) is the main motive behind this approach. Aggressive physiotherapy helps in speech _____________(8), swallowing, and maintenance of oral hygiene. A new genre of immunotherapy drugs also provides hope for the treatment of head and neck cancer.
Prevention is better than cure. This____________(9) would have been written keeping in mind the strong causality between tobacco usage and head and neck cancer. Interventions by the government as well as non-governmental organisations will help in reducing the ________(10) of tobacco-related diseases in the country.
Q 1.
a) devastating
b) eerie
c) ental
d) All are correct
Q 2.
a) constitutive
b) usufruct
c) consumption
d) All are correct
Q 3.
a) contributes
b) render
c) feign
d) All are correct
Q 4.
a) attention
b) expected
c) anticipated
d) None of these
Q 5.
a) implicated
b) ramrod
c) snarl
d) All are correct
Q 6.
a) treated
b) carry
c) ghastly
d) All are correct
Q 7.
a) deprive
b) preservation
c) shielding,
d) All are correct
Q 8.
a) articulation
b) joint
c) adorn
d) All are correct
Q 9.
a) adage
b) Fateful
c) proverb
d) All are correct
Q 10.
a) manhandle
b) burden
c) onus
d) All are correct
Answers:
c) ental
a) constitutive
c) feign
a) attention
b) ramrod
c) ghastly
a) deprive
c) adorn
b) Fateful
a) manhandle
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