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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 121

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q121

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

The other day there was a heavy downpour in our town. The roads looked (1) ______ small rivulets. There was a house (2) ______ our locality which was in a (3)______ condition. All of a sudden it collapsed. (4) ______ news spread in the whole (5) ______ like wild fire.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

  • The given sentence tries to talk about the news regarding the collapsing house. The news has been particularly specified so it is appropriate to use 'the' because 'the' is used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase. The rest of the options fail to specify this news as common knowledge and hence cannot be suitable for the blank.