Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The most urgent areas of attention and immediate action are nutrition, health and education of children, whose well-being (1)__________ the health of the society and caring outlook of the polity. Since the causes of malnutrition of children are many, like exploding population, (2)__________ against the female child, weak and suffering mothers, the remedy calls for ‘care of the mother and care by mother’,(3)__________, an effective control over population explosion. Ignorance on what food should be taken is another (4)__________ factor that results in malnutrition among women and children. The implementation of various schemes to fight the (5)__________ of malnutrition and undernourishment of children requires planning, co-ordination and monitoring by high-powered bodies right down to the village level.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.