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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 90

SSC MTS - 14/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q90

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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.

A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel (1)_____ fore-and-aft rigging on the mainmast and square rigging on the foremast. The pirates that (2)______ the Mediterranean in the sixteenth century loved it for its speed and ease of handling. The brigantine (3)_________ into a true sailing vessel in the waters of northern Europe. Although the words began to be used interchangeably, it was (4)_______ from the fully square-rigged brig by its gaff-rigged mainsail. True brigantines, for (5)_____, were defined as having square topsails above a gaffed mainsail.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Context:
The sentence is giving an example of how true brigantines were defined. So, the blank must be filled with a word that shows example.

Meaning of the words:

  • Instance = example, illustration

  • Location = place

  • Case = situation, condition

  • Mention = reference, saying something

Correct word:
The correct word is instance, because the sentence is saying 'for example' when explaining how brigantines were defined.

Reason:
The structure 'for instance' is a common phrase used to introduce an example. Here, it introduces the definition of a true brigantine.

Final Sentence:
True brigantines, for instance, were defined as having square topsails above a gaffed mainsail.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.