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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 23

SSC CHSL - 2 June 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q23

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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.

Salander sat for a while (1) _________ the telephone after Armansky hung up. She went to her work corner in the living room (2) ______ looked at the notes she had pinned up on the wall and the papers she had (3)_________ on the desk. What she had managed to collect was mostly press cuttings and articles (4)_________ from the Internet. She took the papers and dropped (5) ______ in a desk drawer.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4. i.e. stacked.

  • In this sentence, "stacked" is the past participle form of the verb "stack."
  • It is used to describe the action of arranging papers one on top of the other in a neat and orderly pile.
  • The conjunction "and" connects the two actions, indicating that after looking at the notes on the wall, she also examined the papers she had previously stacked on the desk.
  • Thus, the most appropriate filler for the given blank would be stacked.