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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 90

SSC MTS - 13/11/2024 - (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM) • English • Q90

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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.

In terms of technical difficulty, Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth (1)_____ peak, competes with K2. The first (2)_____ to the summit follows a narrow ridge. The 15,000-foot Rupal Face, a single wall of rock and ice, is located on the mountain's southern side. Climbers have dubbed the Nanga Parbat, which (3)______ as ‘naked mountain’, ‘Killer Mountain’. This gives Annapurna a (4)______ of 32%, making it the most statistically dangerous of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks. It is an avalanche-prone area with some technical difficulty. Climbers’ misery is (5)_______ by insufficient local support, in addition to unpredictable weather and inaccessibility.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Context: The sentence describes how climbers’ misery is made worse by insufficient local support, so the word should indicate intensifying a negative condition.

Meaning of the words:

  • Perfectly – means completely or without flaw, incorrect.

  • Increasingly – indicates gradual rise, but not directly worsening misery.

  • Exacerbated – correct, means made worse or intensified.

  • Worst – adjective, does not fit grammatically here.

Correct word: Exacerbated, because insufficient support worsens climbers’ misery.

Final Sentence: Climbers’ misery is exacerbated by insufficient local support, in addition to unpredictable weather and inaccessibility.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.