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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 1

SSC CGL - 19 April 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q1

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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. 5.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Such

The filler clearly requires a demonstrative adjective.

  • Such is a demonstrative adjective that is always used before a noun or an adjective + a noun.
  • Which' is a demonstrative adjective that is always used to refer to moments that have occurred or will occur far away from the current time.
  • That is a demonstrative adjective that indicates a day that occurred long before the current moment, possibly the distant past.
  • This is a demonstrative adjective that indicates a day close to the current moment.

Thus, the most appropriate filler for the given blank is 'such'.

The correct sentence is:

Such a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.