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SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 5

SSC CHSL - 04 Aug 2023 - Shift 4 • English • Q5

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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.

His only (1)________ was that he had no rifle. While running away from the village below, he had forgotten the rifle in a hurry. An unpardonable (2)________, but it was now too late to make amends for it. (3)________ he had the rifle, his pursuers would not have dared follow him with such brazen confidence. He would have hidden behind a rock and waited for them. As they came within his rifle’s range, he would have picked them off one by one. But now he could do (4)________ about it. He was unarmed. But come what may, he must (5)________ of their rifle’s range.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Regret: This word means feeling sad, repentant, or disappointed over something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity.

The passage states the character's disappointment for not having his rifle, which perfectly aligns with the meaning of regret.

Given the context of the passage, where the character reflects on forgetting the rifle and realizes the severe consequences of this mistake, regret accurately captures his feelings of remorse and disappointment.

Therefore, "His only regret was that he had no rifle" is the most appropriate option.