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SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 75

SSC CGL Tier II English - 17/02/2018 • English • Q75

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. modifies.

  1. Questions means a matter requiring resolution or discussion..

  2. Clarify means make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

  3. Petrify means make someone so frightened that they are unable to move.

  4. Modifies means to make partial or minor changes to something.

The given sentence talks about how deeds are influenced by the environment one lives in. The influence that the surroundings have tends to manipulate/change the actions or priority of actions of an individual. For this instance, the appropriate fill for the blank is 'modifies'.