Select the most appropriate option for blank No (1).

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.

Seoul's city government is asking people for help to correct poorly translated street signs with prizes on offer for (1)______ who spot the most errors. It's running (2)______ two-week campaign calling on Koreans and foreigners (3)______ to keep their eyes peeled for (4)______ in English, Japanese and Chinese text, the Korea Times reports. There's a (5)______ focus on public transport signs, maps and information signs at historic sites, as part of a drive to improve the experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean capital.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

‘those’ used in singling out someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them is the perfect fit for the blank.

Explanation:

The sentence talks about Seoul’s city government initiative to correct poorly translated street signs.
As here, are referring to more than one person (people), a plural pronoun would be placed here; ‘this’ and ‘that’ are thus eliminated.
Between ‘those’ and ‘these’, ‘those’ will be the correct answer as those is used to refer to a certain group of the two groups (here, in the sentence, the first group refers to the people who would take part in the initiative, while the other group for which ‘those’ is used is the group of people who spot most errors); ‘these’ is used to refer to people or things closer in time or proximity.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.

SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 8