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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 88

SSC MTS - 30/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q88

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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.

Man, it would seem, has (1)______ from arboreal apes. They lived a happy life in tropical forests, eating coconuts when they were hungry, and throwing them at each other when they were not. They were (2)______ occupied in gymnastics and acquired an (3)______ which to us is truly (4)______. But after some millions of years of this arboreal paradise, their numbers increased to the point where the supply of coconuts was no longer (5)________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

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

Context: The passage describes how the apes were constantly engaged in gymnastics. The quality they acquired from such activity, which impresses humans, is physical skill or nimbleness.

Meaning of the words:

  • Variability – refers to changeability, incorrect here.

  • Density – refers to compactness or concentration, irrelevant.

  • Civility – refers to politeness, not suitable.

  • Agility – refers to nimbleness, quickness, and coordination, correct in this context.

Correct word: Agility, because the apes acquired physical skill and nimbleness through gymnastics.

Final Sentence: They were perpetually occupied in gymnastics and acquired an agility which to us is truly remarkable.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.