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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 7

SSC CGL - 13th June 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q7

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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.

M. Ananda Kumar, scientist, of the  Nature Conservation Foundation says that elephants are "engineers of the eco-system. He explains: they are seed (1) _____. Forests without (2) _____ have been observed to not have young (3) _____ at all. This is because (4) _____ species disperse seeds only through elephants." The animals are phenomenal at (5) _____ themselves to new ecological conditions and negotiating a problem.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(1)

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Dispersers. 

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

The word ‘disperse’ means ‘to spread over a wide area’.

Ex: "storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes".

The sentence says that Elephant are the engineers of the eco-system that means they actively participate in something.

The word ‘disperse’ is the correct to be used here.

Meaning of other words:

Eaters: a person or animal that consumes food in a specified way or of a specified kind.

Collectors: a person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby.

Makers: a person or thing that makes or produces something.