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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 86

SSC MTS - 04/11/2024 - (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM) • English • Q86

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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.
The (1)______ life in Kashmir was drawing to its end after three (2)______ months. Miss Joan was leaving a week earlier than Mrs. Rhodes, and about two days before she left, I took her alone to the hotel for dinner. We walked to the hotel in (3)______ silence, a silence so heavy that I could (4)______ breathe. The hotel seemed to be far away and yet not far (5)______.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

Context: The passage describes the atmosphere and life in Kashmir as the stay was ending. The word needed should capture a pleasant, charming, or idyllic quality of life in Kashmir.

Meaning of the words:

  • Biquadratic – relates to mathematics, irrelevant here.

  • Mucolytic – refers to medicine that breaks down mucus, irrelevant.

  • Tonetic – not meaningful in this context.

  • Romantic – means charming, picturesque, or idealized, correct in this context.

Correct word: Romantic, because it accurately reflects the charm and atmosphere of life in Kashmir.

Final Sentence: The romantic life in Kashmir was drawing to its end after three months.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.