Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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 massive ransomware attack that has crippled e-hospital services of AIIMS, Delhi, highlights the (1) _________ vulnerability of the country’s healthcare infrastructure, and possibly other critical IT systems, to cybercriminals. The premier public healthcare institute (2) _________ to around 15 lakh outpatients and 80,000 inpatients every year. Consequently, there are fears that the attackers could sell the now force-encrypted AIIMS databases that contain (3) _________ information of patients-including political leaders, senior
administrators, and judges, and their healthcare records on the Dark Web. Of course, what has happened to AIIMS is hardly a local phenomenon. A (4) _________ increase in cyberattacks on healthcare institutes worldwide (5) _________ during the Covid pandemic. The Indian healthcare sector was the second-most targeted globally. It is clear that Indian hospitals are vulnerable to cybersecurity. Government and hospitals need to use best practices to ward off future crises.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. massive.

The context suggests that the increase was not small or ordinary, but very large in scale.
Words like “slight,” “minor,” or “limited” would not fit because the passage emphasizes the seriousness of the problem.
“Massive” directly conveys the idea of a huge, overwhelming, and widespread increase, which matches the tone and urgency of the passage.

SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 3