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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q40

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Hunter-gatherer culture was the way of life for early humans until around 11,000 to 12,000 years ago. The lifestyle of hunter-gatherers was (1) ______ on hunting animals and foraging for food. Anthropologists (2)______ discovered evidence for the practice of hunter-gatherer culture (3)______ modern humans (Homo sapiens) and their distant ancestors dating as (4)______ back as two million years ago. Before the (5)______ of hunter-gatherer culture, earlier groups relied on (6)______practice of scavenging animal remains that predators left (7)______. Because hunter-gatherers did not rely on agriculture, (8)______ used mobility as a survival strategy. Indeed, (9)______ lifestyle required access to large areas of (10)______ to find the food they needed for survival.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.6.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3, i.e. the.

  1. An is the form of the indefinite article used before words beginning with a vowel sound.
  2. One refers to a person or thing in singular terms.
  3. The is used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase. It also denotes one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge.
  4. A is used to indicate membership of a class of people or things.

The given statement talks about a quality/practice of hunting-gathering by early-humans. It has also been mentioned earlier once in the passage. So, it becomes somewhat common in terms of knowledge in context to the passage. In this regard the correct fill for the blank is option 3, 'the'.