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SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 5

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 18 Feb 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q5

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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.

Climate justice connects the climate (1)_______ to the social, racial and environmental issues in (2)_______ it is deeply entangled. It recognises the disproportionate impacts of climate (3)_______ on low-income and BIPOC communities around the world, the people and places least responsible (4)_______ the problem. For example, in refineries located in California’s Bay Area Oil Corridor, lowincome communities and communities of colour are the (5)_______ impacted by the presence of the petrochemical industry.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Crisis.

Context: The passage refers to the serious problem of climate and its effects.

Meaning of the words:

Crisis – A time of intense difficulty or danger; fits context

Chapter – Section of a book; irrelevant

Context – Surrounding circumstances; not precise

Case – Situation; less precise than “crisis”

Correct word: Crisis

Reason: “Climate crisis” is the appropriate term to describe environmental urgency.

Final Sentence: Climate justice connects the climate crisis to the social, racial and environmental issues in which it is deeply entangled.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.