Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no 3 ........

English Language (MTS) Fill in the blanks

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Many forests are cleared to (1) ______ way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2) ______ produced vegetable oil and is found
in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile and can be added to (3) ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and
shampoo. (4) ______ popularity has (5) ______ people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

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SSC MTS 18th July 2022 Shift-1

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Explanation:

Let’s break it down, blank 3 needs a word to fit this part: “can be added to ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo.”

- Option 1: both

- “Both” doesn’t fit what comes right after—for “both” to make sense, there must be two things listed right away. But here, “personal products like lipsticks and shampoo” is a single category, not a distinct second item. If the sentence were “can be added to both food and cosmetics,” that would work, but that’s not what’s written.

- Option 2: each

- “Each” would mean palm oil is added to every single type of food and every single personal product, which overstates what’s meant here.

- Option 3: one

- “One” doesn’t make sense—they’re not talking about just one food or personal product.

- Option 4: between

- “Between” needs two things and isn’t grammatically correct for this spot.

What this really comes down to: the most natural fit here is “both.” The sentence would read, “can be added to both food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo.” That ties the two broad categories—food and personal products—together nicely.

Correct Answer: Option 1, both