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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 89

SSC MTS - 21/10/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • English • Q89

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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.
We are familiar with the quote, ' 'If winter comes, can spring be far ___1___?' Winters are depressing, but we bear because we know that it will not ___2___ till perpetuity. Spring ___3___ a new life in us. As the spring begins to set itself, the nights become shorter and the days get longer. Gardens and lawns become colourful, buds ___4___ as flowers, birds chirp and butterflies fly from one flower to another to ___5____ on the sweet nectar. The dullness is taken over by brightness.

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

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. suck.

Context: The sentence describes butterflies feeding on nectar from flowers. The blank must indicate how they consume nectar.

Meaning of the words:

  • food – a noun, does not fit as a verb here

  • gulp – to swallow quickly; not suitable for butterflies

  • gobble – to eat hurriedly; also unsuitable for butterflies

  • suck – to draw in liquid using the mouth; appropriate for feeding on nectar

Correct word: suck

Final Sentence: Butterflies fly from one flower to another to suck on the sweet nectar.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.