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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 19

SSC CGL - 3rd March 2020 Shift 2 • English • Q19

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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.

Machines were made to be man's servants. Yet, man has grown so (1)______ on them that they are in a fair way to become his (2)________. Already men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting (3)______ machines. Machines are very stern bosses. They must be fed with coal and (4)______ petrol to drink and oil to wash with and must be kept at a (5)__________ temperature.

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

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

Let's have a look at the meaning of the given word-

  1. dependent- needing somebody/something to support you.
  2. inferior- low or lower in social position, importance, quality, etc.
  3. subordinate- having less power or authority than somebody else; less important than something else.
  4. helpless- unable to take care of yourself or do things without the help of other people.

In the statement it is talking about the use of machine where it is trying to show that now we are using it everywhere means we are dependent on it nowadays.

Hence the chosen option will be correct as it matches the tone of the given paragraph.