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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 87

SSC MTS - 04/11/2024 - (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM) • English • Q87

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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 (1)______ life in Kashmir was drawing to its end after three (2)______ months. Miss Joan was leaving a week earlier than Mrs. Rhodes, and about two days before she left, I took her alone to the hotel for dinner. We walked to the hotel in (3)______ silence, a silence so heavy that I could (4)______ breathe. The hotel seemed to be far away and yet not far (5)______.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. glorious.

Context: The passage talks about the life in Kashmir over three months, emphasizing a pleasant and remarkable experience. The adjective should reflect the splendid or memorable nature of the months spent there.

Meaning of the words:

  • Jealous – feeling envy, irrelevant here.

  • Anonymous – unknown or unnamed, does not fit.

  • Analogous – comparable, not suitable.

  • Glorious – means magnificent, splendid, or wonderful, correct in this context.

Correct word: Glorious, because it conveys that the three months in Kashmir were wonderful and memorable.

Final Sentence: The romantic life in Kashmir was drawing to its end after three glorious months.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.