SarkariPYQ

SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 1

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 20 Feb 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q1

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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.

The last one of this long procession (1)_________________silent men and women was a little wizened old man. Even he (2)_________________ a load of two baskets, slung on a pole on his shoulder. (3)_________________ he kept a folded quilt and a cauldron. In the other basket, there seemed to be a quilt, (4)_________________ ragged and patched, but still clean. There was no one with (5)_________________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. him.
Context: The sentence says, “There was no one with _____,” referring to the old man at the end of the procession. The blank requires an object pronoun that matches the subject “old man.”
Meaning of the words:
Him: object pronoun for a male person.
Her: object pronoun for a female person.
His: possessive pronoun for a male person.
Its: possessive pronoun for a non-living thing or animal.
Correct word: Him
Reason: The old man is male, and the sentence requires an object pronoun to complete “no one with _____.” “Him” is the correct choice, while “her,” “his,” and “its” do not fit grammatically or contextually.
Final Sentence: There was no one with him.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.