Select the most appropriate option for blank No. (1).

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: B

Explanation

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

but (conj): used when connecting two different things that are not in agreement.

Here in the sentence, the size of a country is being compared with its population.

Therefore, ‘But’ will be used to introduce the phrase contrasting with what has already been mentioned in the sentence.

Hence, ‘but’ is the correct answer.

SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 3