Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.

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. 2.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. in.

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

The preposition ‘in’ is used to specify a year, century, months, etc.

‘On’ is used to specify the days.

‘At’ is used to specify clock times and mealtimes.

‘By’ is used in the context of near or at the side of.

Therefore, we will substitute the blank with the preposition ‘in.’

Hence, the chosen option is correct.

SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 11