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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 88

SSC MTS - 08/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q88

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Traditional medicines (TMs) make (1)___________ natural products and are of great importance. Such forms of medicine as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Ayurveda, Kampo, traditional Korean medicine (TKM), and Unani (2)_________ natural products and have been (3)__________ all over the world for hundreds or even thousands of years, and they (4)__________ blossomed into orderly-regulated systems of medicine. In their various forms, they may have certain defects, but they (5)_________ still a valuable repository of human knowledge.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. have.

Context: The sentence continues describing the present state of these medicines, so present perfect is correct. '... and they ___ blossomed into orderly-regulated systems of medicine' needs “have blossomed” to show current relevance.

Analysis of the given options:

  • have being – Grammatically incorrect

  • have – Correct with “blossomed” to form present perfect

  • had – Past perfect; incorrect here

  • has – Subject is plural (“they”), so “has” is wrong

Correct word: have

Reason: “They have blossomed” matches plural subject and present perfect tense.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.