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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 24

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 3 Feb 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q24

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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.

Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon in north Karnataka. She did her MTech (1) ______ computer science, and is now the chairperson of (2) ______ Infosys Foundation. A prolific (3) ______ in English and Kannada, she (4) ______ novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non-fictional pieces, and four books for children. (5) ______ books have been translated into all the major Indian languages.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. has written.

The present perfect tense (has written) is used to describe actions that were done in the past but are still relevant now. 

Sudha Murty wrote those books in the past, but she is still alive and known for those books, so the action is connected to the present.

Also, the sentence talks about her ongoing identity as a writer, which suits the present perfect tense.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.