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SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 2

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 18 Feb 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q2

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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.

Climate justice connects the climate (1)_______ to the social, racial and environmental issues in (2)_______ it is deeply entangled. It recognises the disproportionate impacts of climate (3)_______ on low-income and BIPOC communities around the world, the people and places least responsible (4)_______ the problem. For example, in refineries located in California’s Bay Area Oil Corridor, lowincome communities and communities of colour are the (5)_______ impacted by the presence of the petrochemical industry.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Context: The sentence refers to the people and places least responsible for the climate problem.

Meaning of the words:

In – Not suitable

For – Correct preposition indicating responsibility

By – Indicates agency; not appropriate

At – Not suitable

Correct word: For

Reason: “Responsible for” is the correct collocation.

Final Sentence: The people and places least responsible for the problem.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.