IBPS PO 2025 · Question 1 of 200

In the following passage, there are five blanks, each followed by a number corresponding to a question with five options. Choose the option that fits each blank most appropriately. Rapid urbanisation across the developing world has placed enormous (44)_____ on existing public transport infrastructure. Cities that were designed decades ago for a fraction of their current population now (45)_____ with overcrowded buses, congested roads, and unreliable train services. Policymakers have responded with a range of measures, from expanding metro networks to (46)_____ dedicated bus corridors that bypass traffic. However, critics argue that such measures often (47)_____ the needs of low-income commuters, who are frequently pushed to the periphery of new transit lines by rising property prices near stations. Unless urban planning becomes more (48)_____, the very people who rely most heavily on public transport risk being left behind by its expansion. Choose the most approitate word for blank 44?

1. Acomfort
2. Bflexibility
3. Ccapacity
4. Defficiency
5. EstrainCorrect