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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 89

SSC MTS - 23/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q89

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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.

The ship struck the iceberg (1) _____ its side while it was still moving forward. In a few (2)_____, six great holes were made in the steel. Water rushed in, not in one place, but in separate places covering the Titanic hundred feet. The steel doors were therefore (3)_____ . Captain Smith soon understood that (4)______ could save the ship. He ordered the wireless officer to send out the ship’s position and the letters CQD, which is the call for help. It told the world that the Titanic was (5)_____.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. nothing.

Context: The passage describes the serious situation after the Titanic was damaged and water rushed inside.

Meaning of the words:

  • Everything – means all things, does not fit the negative situation.

  • All – incomplete and unclear in meaning here.

  • Nothing – means not anything, correct for showing helplessness.

  • Enemies – unrelated to the context of the ship sinking.

Correct word: The right word is nothing, because Captain Smith realized that no action or method could save the Titanic at that point.

Reason: The sentence shows hopelessness, and only nothing expresses that the ship could not be saved.

Final Sentence: Captain Smith soon understood that nothing could save the ship.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.