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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CGL - 02 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • English • Q2

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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.
Little (1)_______ a year ago, Rama Rao went out of work when a gramophone company, of
which he was the Malgudi agent, went out of existence. He had put into that agency the little
money he had (2)______ as security. For five years his business brought him (3)______
money, just enough to help him keep his wife and children in good comfort. And one day, it
was (4)_______. A series of (5)_______ in the world of trade, commerce, banking, and
politics was responsible for it.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. circumstances.

  • The blank requires a noun that fits logically in the given sentence.
  • The options are "instructions," "circumstances," "questions," and "lectures."
  • The correct answer is "circumstances," as it fits with the idea that a series of events or situations led to a particular outcome.
  • The sentence indicates that something happened in the world of trade, commerce, banking, and politics, and this event was caused by a series of circumstances.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be:

"A series of circumstances in the world of trade, commerce, banking, and politics was responsible for it."