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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 25

SSC CGL - 01 Dec 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q25

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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.
If writers only dared to dare, a Suetonius or a Tacitus of the Novel could exist, for the Novel is (1) ______________ the history of manners, turned into a story and a play, as is History itself often enough. And there is no other (2) _____________ than this: that the one, the Novel, cloaks its manners (3) ______________ the disguise of invented characters, while the other, History, (4) _______________ names and addresses. Only, the Novel (5) ___________ much deeper than History.

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. imbibes.

  • The sentence is discussing the depth of the novel in comparison to history, and the verb should reflect this comparison.
  • "Imbibes" is the most appropriate option to fill in the blank because it means to absorb or take in, which emphasizes the depth of the novel's impact.
  • The sentence structure is also grammatically correct with the subject "the Novel" followed by the verb "imbibes" and the adverb "much deeper" modifying the verb.

Thus, the correct sentence is:

Only, the Novel imbibes much deeper than History.