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SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CHSL - 01 July 2024 - Shift 4 • English • Q18

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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.

During the days of slavery, there lived (1)_____ very hard-working slave. One day, (2)_____ freedom, he ran away from his masters house. As he passed a forest, he saw a lion (3)____ with pain, for a huge thorn had pierced its paw. The slave felt sorry for the lion and took out the thorn gently. The grateful lion licked the slaves hand. But just then, both of (4)_____ were captured by the soldiers. The king ordered, “Let the runaway slave (5)_____ thrown in front of a hungry lion.” But, when the slave was thrown in front of the lion, the lion licked him and quietly sat beside him. The amazed king asked the reason. The slave told the king everything. The king pardoned the slave. The lion was also freed and sent to the forest.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

In the sentence "But just then, both of (4)_____ were captured by the soldiers," the blank requires a pronoun that correctly refers to both the lion and the slave.

"Both of them" correctly refers to two people or entities previously mentioned in the text, which are the lion and the slave. "Them" serves as the objective pronoun for the two entities.