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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 24

SSC MTS - 15 July 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q24

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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.


Delhi’s meteorology (1) ______ the quantity of chaff burnt play a greater role in (2) ______ air quality than the time chosen by farmers in Punjab to start crop burning, a study argues. Crop burning, a traditional practice in Punjab and Haryana of (3) ______ fields off rice chaff to prepare for winter sowing, begins around October and (4) ______ in November, coinciding with the (5) ______ of southwest monsoon.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 5 i.e., withdrawal.

The meaning of the given words is:

  • Availing: help or benefit.
  • Managing: having executive control or authority.
  • Running: the action or movement of a runner.
  • Withdrawal: the action of withdrawing something.
    • "Withdrawal" will be used in the blank because it is a noun that refers to the act of removing or taking back something.
    • In the context of the sentence, "coinciding with the withdrawal of southwest monsoon," the word "withdrawal" is used to describe the end or ceasing of the southwest monsoon, which is a seasonal weather pattern.

Thus, the correct sentence will be:

...coinciding with the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon.