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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 7

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 20 June 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q7

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Comprehension:
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate option. Children working in hazardous industries are ____1 to debilitating diseases which can cripple them for life. By sitting in cramped, damp, unhygienic spaces, their limbs become deformed  for life. Inside the matchstick, fireworks and glass industries, they are ______2 of bronchial diseases and TB. Their mental and physical development is permanently _____3 by long hours of work. Once ______4, they can’t get out of the vicious circle of poverty. They  ______5 uneducated and powerless.
 

Select the most appropriate option for blank 4:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Trapped.


In the given passage, the sentence reads:

"Once ______4, they can’t get out of the vicious circle of poverty."

Here, the most appropriate word to fill in the blank is "trapped", as it conveys the idea that once the children are caught in the cycle of poverty, they are unable to escape it.

Why option 3 is correct:
Trapped means being caught in a situation from which it is difficult to escape, which fits the context of children being unable to break free from poverty.

Why the other options are incorrect:
Option 1: Determined – This means having a firm decision or purpose, which doesn't fit the context of being caught in poverty.

Option 2: Confirmed – This means established as true or certain, which doesn't fit the context of being caught in poverty.

Option 4: Adopted – This means chosen or taken up, which doesn't fit the context of being caught in poverty.