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SSC CPO 2023 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CPO - 04 Oct 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q41

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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.

It is said that everyone lives (1)________ selling something. What you can (2)________ from this statement is that teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers live by selling wisdom and priests earn their living by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to (3)________ the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would (4)________ give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely the same service. The (5)________ of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

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

  • The word "by" is the most appropriate choice for blank number 1.

  • The phrase "everyone lives by selling something" indicates that selling is the means by which individuals sustain their livelihood or existence.

  • It suggests that selling is an inherent aspect of life through which people derive their income or resources.

  • Therefore, "by" is the correct preposition to convey this idea.