Question

Choose the correct option for the given blanks.
Pipes are not a safer to ....... cigarettes because, though pipe smokers do not inhale, they are still ...... higher rates of lung and mouth cancers than non-smokers.

• A. alternative - subject to
• B. answer-responsible for
• C. preference - tree from
• D. rejoinder-involved in

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Pipes are not a safer alternative to cigarettes because, though pipe smokers do not inhale, they are still subject to higher rates of lung and mouth cancers than non-smokers.

Alternative fits because the comparison is between two options: pipes and cigarettes.
Subject to works because it suggests that pipe smokers experience or are exposed to higher cancer rates.

The correct option is (A): alternative - subject to