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SSC MTS 2023 PYQ — Question 44

SSC MTS - 03 May 2023 - Shift 2 • English • Q44

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In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

When Jane died (1) ______ 1850, she was called “one of the most distinguished novelists 2) ______ England has produced” and “the first who (3) ______ that beautiful kind of fiction, the historical romance.” The Porter sisters’ careers ended (4) ______ as the Brontë sisters were getting started in the early Victorian (5) ______.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. which.

  • Which can be used when talking about selections with respect to humans.
  • In the above sentence, Jane too was called as “one of the most distinguished novelists amongst all the novelists that England produced.”