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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 43

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q43

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Hunter-gatherer culture was the way of life for early humans until around 11,000 to 12,000 years ago. The lifestyle of hunter-gatherers was (1) ______ on hunting animals and foraging for food. Anthropologists (2)______ discovered evidence for the practice of hunter-gatherer culture (3)______ modern humans (Homo sapiens) and their distant ancestors dating as (4)______ back as two million years ago. Before the (5)______ of hunter-gatherer culture, earlier groups relied on (6)______practice of scavenging animal remains that predators left (7)______. Because hunter-gatherers did not rely on agriculture, (8)______ used mobility as a survival strategy. Indeed, (9)______ lifestyle required access to large areas of (10)______ to find the food they needed for survival.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3, i.e. by.

  1. With means accompanied by another person or thing.
  2. From means indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts.
  3. By means identifying the agent performing an action.
  4. To means expressing motion in the direction of a particular location.

The given statement implies that a certain culture was pursued by modern humans. The culture included practices that was perfomred by the homo-sapiens. Hence, 'by' is the correct answer because it implies that the humans were the agents of their culture or performed actions/practices.