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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CGL - 13 April 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q2

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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.

If you thought that yoga was all about bending and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time to rethink. Yoga is (1) ______ more. In very simple words, giving care (2) ______ your body, mind, and breath is yoga. Derived (3) ______ the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, yoga is (4) ______ 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonizing the body (5) ______ the mind and the breath through means of various breathing exercises, yoga poses (asanas), and meditation.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Context: Yoga is (4) ______ 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge.

Meaning of the words:

  • one / a / the / an – articles used to modify nouns; an is used before a word starting with a vowel sound.

Correct word: an

Reason: The blank introduces “5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge” for the first time, and since it starts with a consonant sound (five), the correct indefinite article is a.

Final Sentence: Yoga is a 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.