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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 140

SSC CGL Tier II English - 11/09/2019 • English • Q140

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Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.
One can soon feast (1) ______ eyes on Humayun’s Tomb (2) ______ Safdarjung Tomb at night ,with the government deciding to keep 10 heritage (3) ______ open to the (4) ______ from sunrise (5) ______ 9 p.m. The announcement was made (6) ______ morning by the Union Minister for Culture and (7) ______ . Currently, most monuments (8) ______ for visitors at 6pm.The change in timings (9) ______ effective for a period (10) ______ 3 years.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. and. 
The word and is a conjunction, and when a conjunction joins two independent clauses, you should use a comma with it. The proper place for the comma is before the conjunction. ... (By the way, you can tell they're independent clauses because each one could stand on its own as a complete sentence.)

The correct sentence will be:- Humayun’s Tomb and Safdarjung Tomb..