Multiple choice

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (ii).

Directions: In the given passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.

In a ____(i)____ space event, Venus, the second closest planet from the sun, passed in front of the sun on 5 June 2012. The rare ____(ii)____ display began shortly after 2200 GMT on 5 June 2012 in ____(iii)____ of North America. Subsequently, it was ____(iv)____ in Central America, and the northern part of South America. The view at the time when Venus was ____(­v)____ the Sun was ____(vi)____, as a tiny black dot appeared on the solar _____(vii)_____. Venus is 100th of the _____(viii)_____ of the Sun, so while moving across from one side to the other, it was just a black spot placed over on the disc of the Sun. The celestial _____(ix)_____ which repeats itself after every 100 years, will now be rewitnessed only in 2117. The space phenomenon is _____(x)_____ on the Earth when the Venus passes between the Sun and the Earth.

  1. planetary

  2. substantial

  3. ocular

  4. molecular

  5. secular

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Explanation

The phrase 'The rare ____ display' requires an adjective describing the type of astronomical display. 'Planetary' is correct as the Venus transit involves a planet (Venus) passing in front of the Sun. Substantial means significant, ocular relates to vision, molecular relates to atoms, and secular means worldly/non-religious. The event is correctly termed a planetary display as it involves planetary motion.