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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 15

SSC CGL - 7th March 2020 Shift 1 • English • Q15

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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.

Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides a (1)__________ to the manufacturing companies to sell their (2)______ better than their competitors. Every time we switch (3)_________ the television we find some product or the other (4)________ pushed towards us. It cannot be denied that the (5)__________ behind commercial advertising is to increase sales and earn more profit.

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

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. motive.

Let's have a look at the meaning of the given options:-

  1. feeling- something that you feel in your mind or body.
  2. emotion- a strong feeling such as love, anger, fear, etc.
  3. motive- a reason for doing something, often something bad.
  4. influence- the power to affect, change or control somebody/something.

The paragraph is about the "advertisement" and in the whole paragraph it is talking about the motive behind the advertisement hence, "Motive" will be the correct choice.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.