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SSC CGL 2016 PYQ — Question 181

SSC CGL Tier II English - 30/11/2016 • English • Q181

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature.

This has given man a deeper ______of nature.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

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

  • understanding- the ability to understand something; comprehension.
  • questioning- the action of asking someone questions, especially in an official context.
  • control- the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.
  • management- the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

As now the human is able to predict the nature well "understanding" will suit the context of the paragraph.