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SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 79

SSC CGL Tier II English - 17/02/2018 • English • Q79

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

is most definitely determined by our ______.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. deeds.

  1. Deeds means an action that is performed intentionally or consciously.

  2. Needs means of necessity.

  3. Creed means a system of religious belief.

  4. Breed means to mate and then produce offspring.

The given sentence tries to imply a sense similar to that of the expression 'what you do defines who you are'. 'Deeds' will be the appropriate fill for the blank because it talks about how something determines the reputaion of a being, which inevitably is an action that is performed intentionally.