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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 5

SSC CGL - 19 April 2022 - Shift 3 • 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.


A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. arrived

The meaning of the given words is:

  • Turned: to move or make something move around a fixed central point
  • Achieved: a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
  • Arrived: to reach the place to which you were traveling
  • Reached: to arrive at a place or condition that you have been going towards

The most appropriate filler for the given blank is 'arrived.'

The correct sentence is:

When he arrived at work the next morning, he found the....