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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 136

SSC CGL Tier II English - 11/09/2019 • English • Q136

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Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.
One can soon feast (1) ______ eyes on Humayun’s Tomb (2) ______ Safdarjung Tomb at night ,with the government deciding to keep 10 heritage (3) ______ open to the (4) ______ from sunrise (5) ______ 9 p.m. The announcement was made (6) ______ morning by the Union Minister for Culture and (7) ______ . Currently, most monuments (8) ______ for visitors at 6pm.The change in timings (9) ______ effective for a period (10) ______ 3 years.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.6.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. this. 

Here 'this' indicates that the announcement was made the same morning.

Ex:-We had a good frolic this morning out in the garden. 

Therefore the sentence will become:- The announcement was made this morning by the Union Minister for Culture ...