Fill in the Blanks: Memory Enhancement
XAT 2019 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Vocabulary
Carefully read the following paragraph:
Who could resist the idea of remembering everything they wanted to, without trying? Learning would be made easy, exams a ______ and you would never forget where you left your keys. And memory-related disorders like Alzheimer's would have met their match. So, it is of little surprise that scientists have turned their attention to ways of ______ human memory using techniques that ______, supplement or even mimic parts of the brain. The immediate goal is to treat memory disorders, but the idea of a memory ______ for everyday life is gaining ground.
Fill in the blanks in the above paragraph, with the best option from among the following:
- A.
joy; augmenting; awaken; crutch
- B.
routine; expanding; invigorate; crutch
- C.
breeze; enhancing; stimulate; prosthesis
- D.
routine; expanding; trigger; support
- E.
breeze; exploring; simulate; aid
C
Explanation
'a breeze' means something very easy to do. 'enhancing' fits memory improvement. 'stimulate' fits mimicking/supplementing brain function. 'prosthesis' fits an artificial memory aid. Hence option C is correct.
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