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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 6

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 26 June 2024 - Shift 3 • English • Q6

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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.

Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) ________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) ________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. just as.

Context: The sentence draws a comparison between how a pin disappears when an orange is turned and how a ship disappears as it sails away on the curved surface of the Earth. A comparative connector is needed to link these two similar actions.

Meaning of the words:

Just as – in the same way; used for making comparisons (Correct choice)
Alike – similar, but not used to introduce a full clause
By the way – used to introduce a new or unrelated topic (incorrect here)
The same – refers to identical nature, but grammatically incomplete in this context

Correct word: Just as

Reason: “Just as” properly introduces a comparison of actions (the ship disappearing vs. the pin disappearing) and is the only grammatically and contextually correct phrase.

Final Sentence: You will see the pin disappear, just as a ship does on the earth.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.