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SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CHSL - 07 Aug 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.

As I (1)________ the stream and began climbing the hill, the grunting and chattering increased, as though the langurs were trying to warn me of some hidden danger. I looked up and saw a great orange-gold leopard, sleek and spotted, (2)________ on a rock about twenty feet away from me. The leopard looked at me once, briefly and with an air of disdain, and then sprang into a dense thicket, making (3)________ no sound as it melted into the shadows. I had (4)________ the leopard in his quest for food. But a little later I heard the quickening cry of a barking deer as it fled through the forest. After that (5)________, I did not see the leopard again.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

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

The context suggests that the leopard was hunting, and the narrator accidentally interrupted it.

"Disturbed" means to interrupt or interfere with something, making it the best choice.

The incorrect options are:

Facilitated: Means helped or made easier, which contradicts the context.
Helped: Implies assistance, which is not what happened.
Prevented: Suggests stopping something completely, whereas the narrator only disturbed the leopard.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.