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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 1

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q1

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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.

Scientists (1) ______ Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine (2) ______ been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1,000 people, half of (3) ______ got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are usually designed only to (4) ______ safety, but in this case, experts were also looking to see what kind of immune response was (5) ______.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e provoked.

The passage talks about the coronavirus vaccine. The appropriate word for filler 5 is 'provoked' which means to cause a particular feeling.

Meaning of other words:

Reduced: to make something less.

Sheltered: protected from unpleasant things.

Lessened: to become less.