In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". (Higher provision) requirements on these counts as well as other factors will affect the capital position of several banks.?

Option 1 : Higher provisional

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘Higher provisional’.

‘Provisional’ is an adjective which means ‘temporary, arranged for the present time only and likely to be changed in the future’, and it fits the sense.

Moreover, the bracketed part of the sentence describes a noun, ‘requirements’, and must therefore be an adjective.

Therefore, ‘higher provision’ should be replaced by ‘higher provisional’ in the given sentence.

Option 2 is incorrect because ‘provision’ is a noun and not an adjective. It means ‘preparations or supplies for the future; legal conditions’, and does not fit the sense.