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SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 76

SSC CGL Tier II English - 17/02/2018 • English • Q76

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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.

people are ______ by their deeds and seem.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

  1. Born means existing as a result of birth.

  2. Alive means living, not dead.

  3. Shaped means having a defined external form or outline.

  4. Killed means cause the death of a person, animal or other living thing.

The given sentence tries to talk about how deeds portray an individual. In this case, ii is appropriate to use 'shaped' because it implies that deeds create an outline or external form for recognition of the individual.