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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 22

SSC MTS Previous Year - 05 August 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q22

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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.

Obesity is a condition where the body stores excess fat leading to a considerable 1.______in the body weight.It is increasing 2._____a fast pace in our country.It has 3.______adverse health effects and can even 4.______to premature death.The basic cause of obesityis 5.______imbalance between energy intake and energy expanditure.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.

Many accidents at the factory are caused of workers who don't read warning signs.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. are caused because of.

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

Here ‘caused’ is used as main verb which means ‘make (something, especially something bad) happen’.

And after ‘caused’, the reason behind the accidents is given.

Hence, ‘because’ must be used after ‘caused’ so that it can indicate that the next phrase is the REASON behind the accidents.