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SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 23

SSC CGL - 25 Sep 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q23

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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 Kuno Palpur National Park, located in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal (1)__________, has an area of 750 square kilometres. It now has leopards, jackals, spotted deer, sambhar, neelgai, chinkara, wild boar, and four-horned antelope, making it a perfect (2)_________ base for felids. Despite strong objections from Gujarat, which (3)_________ that lions were part of the state's heritage, that MP had a poor (4)________ in wildlife management, and that Kuno Palpur had other big cat species that would (5)___________ lion relocation, the sanctuary was chosen for the lion reintroduction project in 2013.

 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

Claimed means asserting something as true, which fits the context of Gujarat asserting or stating that lions were part of the state's heritage.

Other options:

Restricted means limited or confined, which doesn’t fit in this context.

Accused means to charge with a wrongdoing, which isn’t suitable here.

Adjourned refers to the suspension or delay of a meeting or session, which doesn’t apply to the statement made by Gujarat.