Direction: Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
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Among the factors ________________ to the low productivity in agriculture, the first place is occupied by irregular water supply.
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- producing
- showing
- resulting
- contributing
Correct Option: D
If something contributes to an event or situation, it is one of the causes of it. Here factors has been used in the sense of causes. If you contribute money or resources to something, you give them to help achieve a particular purpose.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Among the factors contributing to the low productivity in agriculture, the first place is occupied by irregular water supply.
Hence , option D is correct word .
