SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 18

SSC GD Constable (English) - 16 Jan 2023 - Shift 2 • English • Q18

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence to make it a meaningful sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.

Patients who do previous heart attacks and those with cardiac failure are at a higher risk of having a cardiac arrest.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. who have had previous heart attacks and those with cardiac failure are at a higher risk of having

  • The sentence refers to patients who already have experienced heart attacks.
  • "Have had" is the correct present perfect tense to indicate previous occurrences of heart attacks.
  • So, the corrected sentence would be "Patients who have had previous heart attacks and those with cardiac failure are at a higher risk of having a cardiac arrest."