SSC MTS 09 Oct 2024 Shift 1 Paper

Question Numbers: 86-90
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The  standard of living of any country means the average  (1) ______ share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, therefore, (2) ______ first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. 'Wealth', in this sense, is not money, for we do not live (3) ______ money but on things that money (4) ______ buy; 'goods' such as food and clothing and 'services' such as transport and entertainment. A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of  which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent  (5) ______ a country's natural resources, such as coal, gold and other minerals, water supply and so on.