SarkariPYQ

SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 23

SSC CGL - 26 Sep 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q23

Back to paper

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

2022 sees us entering a third year of the pandemic, and the harm 1________ children is increasingly evident: A record rise in child poverty. Setbacks to progress on 2_________ vaccinations. Disruption to education for entire generation. That harm 3________ as an unintended side effect of the world's efforts to manage the crisis.  COVID has been a uniquely dis-equalizing crisis. Lopsided 4________ vaccines aside, learning losses have been greatest among poorest children, and job losses have been disproportionately borne by women and youth.  What next for the world’s children in the year ahead? As in the past two years, prospects for children will continue to hinge 5________ on the pandemic and how it is managed.

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

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. has emerged.

 

The subject of the clause is "harm." The verb needs to agree with the singular subject "harm." The singular present perfect form "has emerged" fits appropriately.

The present perfect tense ("has emerged") is used to describe something that started in the past and continues to be relevant or has consequences in the present.

In the given sentence, the unintended harm is a result of the ongoing efforts to manage the crisis, making "has emerged" the correct choice.