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Anil Kumar

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Could be the reason. Sentence mismatch

Question:
DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, for the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each questions out of the five alternatives and fill in the blanks.


The _(a)_ of Bermuda Triangle – a 5,00,000 km square patch in the Atlantic Ocean – has baffled many for decades. At least 75 planes and hundreds of ships have reportedly _(b)_ while crossing the patch in a mysterious manner. This has also given birth to a number of conspiracy theories _(c)_ that of alien intervention and a lost empire within the depths of waters in the Atlantic. Now, a report in the Daily Mail quotes scientists claiming that hexagonal cloud formations due to extreme weather conditions could be _(d)_ the disappearance of ships and aircraft. According to multiple reports, these hexagonal clouds create ‘air bombs’ with wind speeds of around 170 mph which has the _(e)_ of drowning large ships and bringing down planes.

Mark the correct option for blank _(d)_.

Options:
A) reason
B) cause
C) behind
D) across
E) along
Solution:
Ans: (c)

The complete sequence is : 

The mystery of Bermuda Triangle – a 5,00,000 km square patch in the Atlantic Ocean – has baffled many for decades. At least 75 planes and hundreds of ships have reportedly disappeared while crossing the patch in a mysterious manner. This has also given birth to a number of conspiracy theories including that of alien intervention and a lost empire within the depths of waters in the Atlantic. Now, a report in the Daily Mail quotes scientists claiming that hexagonal cloud formations due to extreme weather conditions could be behind the disappearance of ships and aircraft. According to multiple reports, these hexagonal clouds create ‘air bombs’ with wind speeds of around 170 mph which has the potential of drowning large ships and bringing down planes.

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