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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 86

SSC MTS - 30/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q86

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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.

Man, it would seem, has (1)______ from arboreal apes. They lived a happy life in tropical forests, eating coconuts when they were hungry, and throwing them at each other when they were not. They were (2)______ occupied in gymnastics and acquired an (3)______ which to us is truly (4)______. But after some millions of years of this arboreal paradise, their numbers increased to the point where the supply of coconuts was no longer (5)________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. descended.

Context: The passage refers to humans evolving from arboreal (tree-dwelling) apes. The correct term to indicate evolution from the trees to the ground is descended.

Meaning of the words:

  • Extended – means “stretched out,” incorrect.

  • Ascended – means “went up,” opposite of what is described.

  • Descended – means “came down from a higher place,” correct here.

  • Recommended – means “suggested,” irrelevant.

Correct word: Descended, because humans are described as having come down from arboreal apes.

Final Sentence: Man, it would seem, has descended from arboreal apes.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.