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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 2

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 09 Feb 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q2

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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.

During the pandemic, Suren, a regular platelet donor, was stuck outside Mumbai for 14 weeks. A constant thought was the missed donation dates. He (1)______ there would be a need because, (2)______ the lockdown restrictions, people on chemotherapy were being treated and (3)______ keep needing platelets. When he returned home, he discovered that the situation was grim as many regular donors (4)______ coming either out of fear or because travel was difficult. So, he formed a small (5)______ of donors, arranged for transport and letters from TMC Hospital to validate our travel and they started donating in July 2020.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. had stopped. 

Context:
The sentence talks about something that had already happened before Suren returned home. It says that many regular donors were no longer coming.

Why “had stopped” is correct:

  • The sentence is in past perfect tense, because it shows an action (donors not coming) that happened before another past action (Suren returned home).

  • “Had stopped” is the past perfect form, which is used to show that something had already happened earlier in the past.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.