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SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 22

SSC CGL - 25 Sep 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q22

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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.

The Kuno Palpur National Park, located in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal (1)__________, has an area of 750 square kilometres. It now has leopards, jackals, spotted deer, sambhar, neelgai, chinkara, wild boar, and four-horned antelope, making it a perfect (2)_________ base for felids. Despite strong objections from Gujarat, which (3)_________ that lions were part of the state's heritage, that MP had a poor (4)________ in wildlife management, and that Kuno Palpur had other big cat species that would (5)___________ lion relocation, the sanctuary was chosen for the lion reintroduction project in 2013.

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

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

Record refers to past achievements or performance, which fits the context of MP having a poor record in wildlife management.

Other options:

Summary refers to a brief statement of the main points, which doesn't fit here.

Gaze refers to looking steadily at something, which doesn't make sense in this context.

Loss refers to the state of losing something, which doesn’t fit the idea of wildlife management performance.