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SSC Selection Post 2019 PYQ — Question 20

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 16 Oct 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q20

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Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a word chosen from the given options.

A group of youngsters joined a procession of devotees who had (1)______ to immerse Ganesha idols in the Yamuna on the occasion of the Ganesha festival. When (2)______ devotees were turned back by officials as immersion is banned, the youngsters stayed (3)______, walked a kilometre away and jumped into the river. (4)______ they were caught in the fast current . Two of them were able (5)______ to safety whereas four of them died.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank number 4

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3, i.e. Soon.

Context: The sentence is telling us about the time something happened — the youngsters jumped into the river, and then something else happened (they were caught in the current). So, we need to use a word that will show the meaning that the youths were caught in the current just after the first incident. 

Meaning of the words:
After – shows something happening later
If – shows a condition
When – shows something happening at the same time or immediately after
Soon – shows something happening shortly

Correct word: Soon

Reason:
The youngsters were caught in the current just after they jumped into the river. So the correct word that fits the meaning and the sentence flow is “Soon.”

Final Sentence: Soon they were caught in the fast current.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.