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SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 25

SSC CGL - 09 Sep 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q25

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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.

There is a saying that coming events cast their shadows before. (1)________, it is not universally true. Something can happen within a second, and one may not (2)________ it. (3)________, some instances show that predictions based on certain signs have gone wrong. People generally say that natural calamities can be predicted by observing the animals. But what if animals are suffering from some disease and don’t show any signs before the event appears? They may fail to make peculiar sounds or actions about the events that are going to take place. (4)________, some unnatural calamities that are likely to appear may forecast their shadows by some bad omens. (5)________, we should not completely cancel out the possibility that animals can sense certain unnatural happenings.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Therefore.

Context: The sentence concludes that animals might still sense events based on earlier discussion. We need a word showing a logical conclusion.

Analysis of the given options:

However: Contrast.
Nevertheless: Concession.
Moreover: Addition.
Therefore: Conclusion or result.

Correct word: Therefore 

Reason: The connector 'Therefore' is used to introduce a contrasting idea to the one expressed before it. In the previous sentences, the author highlights several reasons why animals might fail to give signs before certain events (like diseases or unpredictability of natural calamities). The word 'Therefore' signals a shift, introducing an exception to this skepticism — that despite the doubts, there is still a possibility animals can sense certain unnatural events.s.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.