Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (1) ______ to a standstill on an autumn day (2) ______ 1994. The culprit for the outage (3) ______ a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (4) ______ in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (5) ______ lasted for half an- hour, resulted in the NYSE operating at 85 percent capacity.

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. exchange.

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

We can draw a hint from the first line in which New York Stock Exchange is talked about. The reason behind the halt is depicted in the next two lines.

The computer centre belonged to the New York stock exchange and so, we will substitute the blank with ‘Exchange’.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.

SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 13