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SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 8

SSC CHSL - 4th July 2019 - Shift 3 • English • Q8

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

"Tenzing and Hillary have done it! Mount Everest has been conquered!" This news evoked (1) ______ reactions. Somehow, there was a sense of disappointment (2) ______ the fact that the great mountain had been (3) ______. It would have been nice to (4) ______ the Everest as a/an (5) ______ part of the Earth.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. at.

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

Use of preposition ‘at’:-

At (to indicate a place)- There are a good number of people at the park.

At (to refer to an email address)- Please mail in detail @ (at) radha@def.com

At (to refer a time) — Meet me at 5 p.m. tomorrow.

At (indicate one’s activity)-John laughed at my acting in the play.

Here in the given passage, referring to buildings i.e. ‘Mount Everest.’  

Hence, the correct preposition to be used in the given blank is 'at'.