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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 19

SSC CGL - 7th March 2020 Shift 1 • English • Q19

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an (1)__________ to the manufacturing companies to sell their (2)______ better than their competitors. Every time we switch (3)_________ the television we find some product or the other (4)________ pushed towards us. It cannot be denied that the (5)__________ behind commercial advertising is to increase sales and earn more profit.

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

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. opportunity.

Let's have a look at the meaning of the given options:-

  1. opportunity- a chance to do something that you would like to do; a situation or a time in which it is possible to do something that you would like to do.
  2. event- something that happens, especially something important or unusual.
  3. occasion- a particular time when something happens.
  4. excuse- a reason (that may or may not be true) that you give in order to explain your behaviour.

The meaning of the chosen option is most suitable for the given blank hence, it will be correct.