Select the most appropriate option for blank No. (3).

Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Canada is three times the size of India (1)______ its population is only about 26 million. The average (2)______ of population is less than three persons per square kilometer (3)______ Canada. The distribution of population is highly (4)______. Nearly 80 per cent of the people (5)______ in a narrow belt less than 300 kilometer wide along the southern border. The rest of the country has a very sparse population due to excessive cold.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

Concept

Application

The preposition ‘in’ means ‘at a point within an area or a space’.

We use in to talk about where something is in relation to a larger area around it.

Ex: She’s in the garden.

We use into to talk about the movement of something, usually with a verb that expresses movement (e.g. go, come). It shows where something is or was going.

Ex: Helen came into the room.

Hence, ‘in’ is the correct answer.

SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 5