From this passage we learn that Tony Vassal was

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

But the war did not cease; though friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. It seemed as
powerful as eternity, and in time Tony Vassall too went to battle and was killed. The country gave
Patience a widow's pension, as well a touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief. Many
people died in those days, it was not strange at all. Nathan and his wife got so rich that after the war
they died of overeating, and their daughter Olive came into a vast fortune and a Trustee.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Patience's husband.

It is clear from the passage that "The country gave Patience a widow's pension, as well a touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief."
"Widow" is used for women, so it can be said that "Tony Vassal" was her husband.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.

SSC CGL 2017 PYQ — Question 73