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SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 10

SSC CHSL - 02 July 2024 - Shift 3 • English • Q10

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Cities are the great havens for knowledge, culture, and social life. Vibrant cultures are found in cities because it takes a 1.________ population to support museums, concert halls, sports teams, and night-life districts. Cities also offer rich social opportunities. People in rural areas enjoy only limited social opportunities because 2.________ the small local population. City dwellers can choose their friends and mates from among a large number of people of 3.________ interests and inclinations. We are not likely to abandon the city as a 4.________ institution, but we need to make sure that our transport arrangements do not 5.________ the 'city's' other functions.

 

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Then I unfurled the Indian tri-colour and keep it aloft at the roof of the world. 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

  • The word "held" is the best choice because it correctly indicates the past tense action of raising the Indian tri-colour flag aloft.

  • The original word "keep" is not grammatically correct in this context, as it does not match the past tense of "unfurled." Using "held" maintains the sentence's tense consistency and conveys the intended action clearly.