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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 90

SSC MTS - 18/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • 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.

That was a jolly story _____1_____ Arthur Ransome told the other day in one of his messages from Petrograd, a place in Russia. A stout old lady was walking __2___ her basket down the middle of a street to the _____3_____ confusion of the traffic and with no small peril to herself. It was pointed _____4_____ to her that the _____5_____ was the place for the foot passengers, but she replied, “I’m going to walk where I like. We’ve got liberty now.”

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

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. pavement.

Context: The old lady was walking in the middle of the street, causing confusion and danger. Someone told her that the proper place for foot passengers (pedestrians) is not the road but the pavement (sidewalk).

Meaning of the words:

  • road – where vehicles travel, not meant for pedestrians.

  • bay – refers to a coastal area or parking space, not suitable here.

  • pavement – the footpath meant for pedestrians.

  • market – place for buying/selling goods, irrelevant here.

Correct word: pavement

Reason: Since the passage contrasts walking in the middle of the road with the right place for pedestrians, the correct word must be pavement.

Final Sentence: It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for the foot passengers …

Hence, the chosen option is correct.