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SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 1

SSC CHSL - 04 Aug 2023 - Shift 4 • 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.

His only (1)________ was that he had no rifle. While running away from the village below, he had forgotten the rifle in a hurry. An unpardonable (2)________, but it was now too late to make amends for it. (3)________ he had the rifle, his pursuers would not have dared follow him with such brazen confidence. He would have hidden behind a rock and waited for them. As they came within his rifle’s range, he would have picked them off one by one. But now he could do (4)________ about it. He was unarmed. But come what may, he must (5)________ of their rifle’s range.

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

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. keep out.

The phrase "keep out" in the passage means to avoid entering or staying within a particular area or range.

The phrase "keep out" emphasizes the character's need to stay away from a specific danger zone, in this case, the range of his pursuer's rifles.

The other option means:

Keep from: This phrase means to prevent someone or something from doing something or going somewhere, which is not what the character is trying to achieve.

Keep within: This means to stay inside a particular area or limit.

Keep of: This phrase doesn't make sense in this context.