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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 17

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2022 - 16 March 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q17

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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.

Air India's sale to Tata Group was announced on 8 October last year and a Letter of Intent (LoI) was (1) ______ to the Tata Group confirming the government's willingness to sell (2) _______100% stake in the airline. On 25 October, the Centre (3) ______ the share purchase agreement (SPA) for this deal. The Indian government handed (4) ______ Air India to the Tata Group on 27 January, nearly 69 years after it was taken from the conglomerate. (5) ______, Ratan Tata shared his views on Twitter stating 'Welcome Back, Air India'.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. its.

Context: The government is selling the 100% stake it owns in Air India.

Meaning of the words:
Its – possessive form of “it” (used for non-human entities like government, company, etc.)
One’s – more general, not appropriate for specific ownership by the government.
Our – first-person plural, inappropriate here.
His – used for males, not applicable to “government.”

Correct word: its

Reason: The government is the subject; hence, the possessive form "its" is appropriate for showing ownership of the stake.

Final Sentence: …confirming the government's willingness to sell its 100% stake in the airline.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.