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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 10

SSC CPO Tier I - 11th December 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q10

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Read the given passage and fill in the blanks with the most appropriate options.

The refugees coming by boat to Italy have already set a record this year. The surge (1)______ partly from the civil war in Syria, which has forced 3 million people to (2)______ their homeland. Europe, peaceful, affluent and comparatively close- is a preferred (3)______. It's where the desperate meets the developed. Often with the aid (4)______ reckless human traffickers, refugees attempt to cross the waters in rubber dinghies that can (5)______, plunging the occupants into the sea.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option1 i.e. has resulted.

  • Here, in the given sentence, has present perfect tense will be used as the other part of the sentence is also in present perfect tense i.e. Has/Have +v3.
  • Here, as the subject is singular, therefore it will take the singular form of the verb with it.
  • Note: The Prest Perfect Tense is used when: 
  • An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present. I have lived in
    Bristol since 1984 (= and I still do.)
  • An action performed during a period that has not yet finished. She has been to the cinema
    twice this week (= and the week isn't over yet.)
  • A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and now. We have visited
    Portugal several times.
  • An action that was completed in the very recent past, expressed by 'just'. I have just
    finished my work.
  • An action when the time is not important. He has read 'War and Peace'. (= the result of his
    reading is important)

Hence, has resulted will be the best apt. option to be used here.