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SSC CPO 2024 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CPO - 29 June 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q44

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. It was an unusual dark night. In the (1)________ of an enjoyable dream, Jim thought he heard his dog (2)________ loudly. He groaned and glanced (3)________ his clock sleepily. Twelve o'clock the green fluorescent (4)________ of his clock read. Suddenly, Jim (5)________ hushed voices outside his house. He immediately became alert and jumped out of bed. As his parents had gone on a holiday, Jim was alone at home. He decided to look who was outside.

Select the correct option to fill blank 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. hands.

The clock generally has three hands to tell us time — an hour hand, a minute hand and a second hand. The longest hand is used to denote hours, shorted hand to denote seconds and the third one to denote minutes.