SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 81

SSC CHSL - 14 Aug 2023 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q81

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________ . For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’ For several weeks Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________ . Unlike her friends she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free.” On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket come up to her and said. “You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is (5)________ !”

Each of the letters in the word NETWORK are arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is fourth from the left and the one which is second from the right?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 4.

First, arrange the letters of NETWORK in alphabetical order;

NETWORK → EKNORTW

The fourth letter from the left = O

The second letter from the right = T

So, the number of letters between O and T is - P, Q, R, and S i.e. four.