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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 22

SSC CGL - 05 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q22

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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.

Four of the most popular forms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram of social media (1)________ great damage upon young people’s mental health. These four platforms have a negative effect because they can (2) ________ children’s and young people’s body image worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems, anxiety, depression and loneliness. The findings follow growing (3) _________ among politicians, health bodies, doctors and parents about young people suffering harm as a result of cyber bullying and social media (4)_________ feelings of self-loathing and leading them to commit suicide. However, the leader of the UK’s psychiatrists said these findings were too simplistic and they (5)________ blamed social media for the complex reasons why the mental health of so many young people is suffering.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

 

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. exacerbate.

The meaning of the given words is:

  • Exacerbate: to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse or more severe.
  • Mitigate: to make something less severe, harmful, or painful.
  • Effectuate: to cause something to happen; to make something into a reality or bring it into effect.
  • Alleviate: to make a problem, pain, or suffering less severe or easier to bear.
  • Thus, the most appropriate filler for the given blank is exacerbate.

Therefore, the correct sentence is:

These four platforms have a negative effect because they can exacerbate children’s and young people’s body image worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems, anxiety, depression and loneliness.