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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CGL - 20 July 2023 - Shift 4 • English • Q2

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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.

Fountains are used today to decorate city parks and squares; to honour individuals or events; for recreation (1)_______ for entertainment. A splash pad or spray pool allows city residents to enter, get wet and cool off in summer. The musical fountain (2)______ water, coloured lights and recorded music, controlled by a computer, for dramatic effects. Fountains can (3)______ also be musical instruments played (4)______ one or more of their water jets. Drinking fountains provide fresh (5)_______ buildings, parks and public spaces. moving jets of obstruction in public.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

The word "fountains" in the passage is plural, referring to more than one fountain.

Therefore, when discussing what fountains can do, the appropriate pronoun to use is "themselves," which refers back to the plural subject "fountains."

Therefore, the most suitable choice is "themselves."