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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 87

SSC MTS - 08/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q87

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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.

Traditional medicines (TMs) make (1)___________ natural products and are of great importance. Such forms of medicine as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Ayurveda, Kampo, traditional Korean medicine (TKM), and Unani (2)_________ natural products and have been (3)__________ all over the world for hundreds or even thousands of years, and they (4)__________ blossomed into orderly-regulated systems of medicine. In their various forms, they may have certain defects, but they (5)_________ still a valuable repository of human knowledge.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. practised.

Context: The sentence refers to something that has been happening for hundreds or thousands of years, so past participle form is needed. '... and have been ___ all over the world' requires past participle after “have been”.

Analysis of the given options:

  • practice – Noun; incorrect here

  • practised – Past participle (British spelling) – correct

  • practises – Present form, wrong tense

  • practices – Present form of verb or plural noun; incorrect

Correct word: practised

Reason: The structure “have been practised” indicates an action continuing over a long period.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.