SarkariPYQ

SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 5

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q5

Back to paper

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.

An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (1)______ with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact, (2)______ was sweeping the piazza in front of the (3)______ church in preparation for market day, (4)______ the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last (5)______ retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy," the mayor says. 

Select the most appropriate option for blank No (4).

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. alongside.

  • The sentence containing the blank implies that the mayor was sweeping the piazza in cooperation with the deputy mayor’s father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose.
  • Alongside meaning ‘together and in cooperation with’ perfectly fits in the blank.
  • In the given sentence, 'alongside' will be used to describe the mayor sweeping next to the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.