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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 90

SSC MTS - 18/10/2024 - (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM) • English • Q90

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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.
It is the mad (1)_______ for speed that is responsible for many motor accidents. Only last year, I (2)_______ what might have been a (3)_______ accident on Kashmir Road. I was motoring down (4)________ Srinagar; and as I was nearing Kohala, I came upon the (5)_______ of two cars on the road.

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. collision.

Context: The sentence talks about the narrator coming across two cars meeting on the road in an accident. The blank must describe the impact or crash between the cars.

Meaning of the words:

  • cluster – a group of similar things close together
  • pile – a heap of objects
  • collision – an instance of two objects crashing into each other
  • clatter – a loud rattling noise

Correct word: collision

Reason: Since the passage is about a motor accident, collision correctly describes the crash between the two cars. Other options do not fit the context.

Final Sentence: I came upon the collision of two cars on the road.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.