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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CGL - 13th June 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q11

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

M. Ananda Kumar, scientist, of the  Nature Conservation Foundation says that elephants are "engineers of the eco-system. He explains: they are seed (1) _____. Forests without (2) _____ have been observed to not have young (3) _____ at all. This is because (4) _____ species disperse seeds only through elephants." The animals are phenomenal at (5) _____ themselves to new ecological conditions and negotiating a problem.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(5)

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. adapting. 

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

From the last line of the passage it is clear that the blank requires a verb that signifies ‘the animals can adjust themselves to ecological condition’.

Adapting: become adjusted to new conditions.

The word adapting is apt. word here.

Hence, option 3 is correct.