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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 23

SSC MTS - 18 July 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q23

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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.

Many forests are cleared to (1) ______ way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2) ______ produced vegetable oil and is found in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile and can be added to (3) ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. (4) ______ popularity has (5) ______ people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.

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

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e., both.

  • In this sentence, "It's" is a contraction of "It is," and serves as the subject of the sentence.
  • "Cheap," "versatile," and "can be added to" are all adjectives that describe the subject.
  • "Both" is an adjective that modifies the noun "food and personal products."
  • "Food and personal products" is a compound noun serving as the object of the preposition "to."
  • "Like lipsticks and shampoo" is a prepositional phrase providing further clarification about the types of products to which the subject can be added.

Thus, the correct sentence is:

It's cheap, versatile and can be added to both food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo.