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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 6

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 08 Feb 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q6

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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 fire season that started in late 2019 in Australia (1)______ massive devastation and things swiftly got worse before rains finally came and helped contain the (2)______ fires ever. The smoke released by the fires became (3)______ disaster. On January 1st, Australia’s capital recorded the worst pollution it’s ever seen, with an air quality index 23 times higher (4)______ what’s considered ‘hazardous’. Smoke in the city crept into birthing rooms, stopped MRI machines from working, and (5)______ a heart attack in one elderly woman who died soon after she stepped off a plane.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1, i.e., triggered.

 

Filler Concept: The sentence is in past tense, so the verb should match that tense to describe a completed action.

Grammatical Explanation:

triggered (simple past) correctly fits the timeline of the event.

was triggered makes the sentence passive, which doesn’t fit here.

has triggered is present perfect, but the rest of the sentence is in past tense.

trigger is base form and grammatically incorrect here.

Correction: triggered

Final Sentence: …and triggered a heart attack in one elderly woman who died soon after she stepped off a plane.

Conclusion: The correct option is triggered.