SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 1

SSC CHSL - 30 May 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q1

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Most of the valley had been (1)_________ over the ages by the river waters, (2)_________rainfall, and fierce winds. All except for one giant monolith, a (3)_________ tower-like mountain of a single rock. It stood at a proud (4)_________ of eight hundred and fifty meters from the valley floor, towering well above the (5)_________shoulders.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. valley’s.

  • The sentence metaphorically talks about something's shoulder.
  • As the entire paragraph talks about valley, and the filler implies the ownership.
  • The correct choice among the given options should be valley's.