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SSC GD 2024 PYQ — Question 20

SSC GD Const (English) - 21 Feb 2024 Shift 4 • English • Q20

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Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of the four alternatives.

Photographs and videos showing people bursting firecrackers on the (1) ______ of Kedarnath temple are making the (2)______ on social media. The video clip showed loud bangs of firecrackers, lights, and clouds of (3) ______along with the echo of the ringing temple bells, raising (4) ______ over the effect of such crackers in the geologically (5) _______ glacier region.

Select the most appropriate option for blank (5)

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

  • Sensitive means delicate.
  • The area around the Kedarnath temple is sensitive as it is surrounded by high-range mountains and is prone to earthquakes and floods. 

Other options mean:

  • Appeasing means to make somebody calmer or less angry.
  • Rigorous means tough and difficult.
  • Lofty means very tall and impressive.