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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 21

SSC MTS Previous Year - 05 August 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q21

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In the following passage some words have been deleted.Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Obesity is a condition where the body stores excess fat leading to a considerable 1.______in the body weight.It is increasing 2._____a fast pace in our country.It has 3.______adverse health effects and can even 4.______to premature death.The basic cause of obesityis 5.______imbalance between energy intake and energy expanditure.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The origin of ice-cream dates back ______ nearly half-a-century.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

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

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

Date back to something: to be made or begun at a particular time in the past.

Ex. A large collection of records dating back to the 1950s.

The phrase ‘date back’ takes ‘to’ as preposition after it.