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Direction: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of alternatives given.

Smoking is the biggest preventable \[\underline{\mathbf{181}}\] to mankind. Many serious \[\underline{\mathbf{182}}\] including lung cancer bronchitis and heart attack are \[\underline{\mathbf{183}}\] to smoking habits. Smoking in any form weather cigarette cigar pipe bidi or tobacco chewing has been \[\underline{\mathbf{184}}\] as a major \[\underline{\mathbf{185}}\] factor for heart attack. A recent Soviet study has shown that smoking v\[\underline{\mathbf{186}}\] a man's life span by 2250 days (over six years). The increasing \[\underline{\mathbf{187}}\] of heart attack in India fast \[\underline{\mathbf{188}}\] among younger generation has been largely on \[\underline{\mathbf{189}}\] of smoking habits. Nearly 30 million people in the country are estimated to be \[\underline{\mathbf{190}}\] of heart disease.

A)  devoid             

B)  victims

C)  Free                            

D)  donors