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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 24

SSC MTS - 18 July 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q24

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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.

Many forests are cleared to (1) ______ way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2) ______ produced vegetable oil and is found in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile and can be added to (3) ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. (4) ______ popularity has (5) ______ people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

The passage talks about palm oil—its production, use, and impact. Blank 4 refers back to palm oil’s popularity.
Here, the sentence refers to the popularity of palm oil. Since palm oil is a thing (singular, non-living), the correct possessive pronoun is “its”.
“It’s” cannot be used because it means it is, which does not fit grammatically. “Our” and “their” do not match the reference.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.