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SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 16

SSC CHSL - 02 July 2024 - Shift 3 • English • Q16

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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.

Cities are the great havens for knowledge, culture, and social life. Vibrant cultures are found in cities because it takes a 1.________ population to support museums, concert halls, sports teams, and night-life districts. Cities also offer rich social opportunities. People in rural areas enjoy only limited social opportunities because 2.________ the small local population. City dwellers can choose their friends and mates from among a large number of people of 3.________ interests and inclinations. We are not likely to abandon the city as a 4.________ institution, but we need to make sure that our transport arrangements do not 5.________ the 'city's' other functions.

 

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

The two brothers ___________ when their father died. 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. fell out.

  • The idiom "fell out" is the most appropriate choice because it means to have a disagreement or to become estranged, which can happen in emotionally charged situations like the death of a parent. This fits the context of the sentence, suggesting that the brothers may have argued or become distant from each other after their father's passing.
  • The other options—"fell down" (physically falling), "got the sack" (being dismissed from a job), and "look down upon" (to regard someone with disdain)—do not convey the same relational conflict, making "fell out" the best fit.