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SSC Selection Post 2023 PYQ — Question 19

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 30 June 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q19

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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.

Agriculture, with its (1)________ sectors, is unquestionably the largest livelihood provider in India, more so in the vast rural areas. It also (2)________ a significant figure to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sustainable agriculture, in (3)________ food security, rural employment and environmentally sustainable technologies, such as soil conservation, sustainable natural resource management and biodiversity protection, are essential (4)________ holistic rural development. Indian agriculture and allied activities (5)________ witnessed a green revolution, a white revolution, a yellow revolution and a blue revolution.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., for.

 

So, the sentence reads correctly as:
"...are essential for holistic rural development."

Explanation:
The phrase "essential for" is a common collocation used to indicate something necessary to achieve or support something else. Here, sustainable agriculture technologies are necessary for holistic rural development.

Final sentence:
"Sustainable agriculture, in (3)________ food security, rural employment and environmentally sustainable technologies, such as soil conservation, sustainable natural resource management and biodiversity protection, are essential for holistic rural development."