The research study is an eye-opener, and attempts to acquaint us with the problems of poor nations.
Q1. The research study is an eye-opener, and attempts to acquaint us with the problems of poor nations.
Answer: attempts at acquainting
Explanation: The gerund construction after a preposition requires "at acquainting"; "attempts at acquainting" correctly pairs the noun form "attempts" with a prepositional gerund phrase.