Comprehension Passage

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Each question will present three words (I, II, and III) that can fill the blanks. Choose the option containing the word(s) that correctly fills the blanks to complete the passage.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), established in 2005, has ________ (A) improved India's disaster management capabilities following the 1999 Odisha super cyclone and the 2004 tsunami. It has ________ (B) in disaster mitigation, risk assessment, reduction, and response, evolving to address new threats like heatwaves. Nearly every state now has its disaster management agency, although their ________ (C) varies. However, the recent landslides in the Northeast after Cyclone Remal highlight the urgent need to upgrade the disaster management system. Disasters in India have increased in frequency and intensity over the past 20 years, driven by climate change, leading to more extreme weather events and multi-hazard disasters. These events, where one disaster triggers others, result in compounded destruction, as seen with heavy rainfall causing landslides and flash floods. To counter these ________ (D) , disaster management agencies need more resources and capacity-building. While natural events can't be prevented, human factors, like unregulated construction, should be controlled. India's ongoing infrastructure development must ________ (E) disaster resilience, and existing structures need retrofitting. With the establishment of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), India aims to promote global infrastructure resilience, but must first set effective examples domestically.

Which of the following word(s) can fill in the blank labelled as (B) in the passage?

l. Excelled

ll. Thrived

lll. Involved

1
Only I
2
Both I and II
3
Both II and III
4
Both I and III
5
All l, ll, and lll

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