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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 1

SSC CGL - 12 April 2022 - Shift 3 • 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.

New cycle routes have been built in and around the centre of Birmingham and speed limits
have been (1) ______ on selected roads. The scheme has now been in (2) ______ for a year
and has been hailed as a (3) ______ success. Since the new speed limits were (4) ______,
the number of accidents in the area have fallen (5) ______.

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

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

The meaning of given options are:

  • Desperately: feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
  • Extremely: to a very great degree; very.
  • Drastically: in a way that is likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect.
  • Terribly: very; extremely

The most appropriate filler would be 'drastically' as it very well explains the tone and intensity of the given sentence.