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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 89

SSC MTS - 08/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q89

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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 5.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

Context: The sentence is talking about their present value, so simple present plural is required. '... but they ___ still a valuable repository' needs the present form of “be” for plural subject.

Analysis of the given options:

  • was – Past tense; incorrect

  • are – Present tense for plural subject; correct

  • am – Singular first-person; incorrect

  • is – Singular form; incorrect

Correct word: are

Reason: Subject “they” is plural, so “are” is grammatically correct.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.