Passage: Many rural schools in Pakistan still lack basic facilities such as clean drinking water, boundary walls, and electricity. Teachers often manage several grades in a single room, which limits individual attention. Education experts argue that without addressing these gaps, efforts to raise literacy rates will fall short, no matter how many new schools are announced on paper. Question: In the passage, the word ‘gaps’ most nearly means:

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Passage: Many rural schools in Pakistan still lack basic facilities such as clean drinking water, boundary walls, and electricity. Teachers often manage several grades in a single room, which limits individual attention. Education experts argue that without addressing these gaps, efforts to raise literacy rates will fall short, no matter how many new schools are announced on paper. Question: In the passage, the word &#8216;gaps&#8217; most nearly means:

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Deficiencies or missing elements. 'Gaps' here refers to the missing facilities/deficiencies described just before it, not a literal opening or time period

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