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SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 5

SSC CGL - 13 Sep 2024 - Shift 2 • English • Q5

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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.

(1) _________ a letter came to inform them that Raka’s mother Tara had another breakdown and was in a nursing home in Geneva and that Raka’s grandmother Asha, (2) _________ seen another grandchild safely into the world, was flying to Switzerland to be with her, Nanda Kaul (3) _________ her lips, (4) _________ the blue sheets of paper with that distasteful sprawl (5) _________ them, and hid them in her desk.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

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

The word "when" is the most appropriate choice because it introduces a specific point in time, linking the arrival of the letter to the events that follow.

It indicates that the letter came at a particular moment, triggering the subsequent actions (informing about Raka's mother and grandmother).