In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
English is not a language that (1)______ in India. But it is used extensively in (2)______country. India comes second on the list of countries (3)______most English speakers, albeit not as the first language. English is more (4)______than any single Indian language! It has managed to (5)______the entire world.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(1)

Options

A. comprehensive
B. prevalent
C. frequente
D. extended

Answer

B

Explanation

(b) Prevalent-widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
Comprehensive-of large content or scope, wide-ranging.
Frequented- visited often or habitually. Extended- made larger, enlarged.
So, option (b) is fit to the context of the sentence.