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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q2

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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 number.

In a rare show of honesty, a gardener of the irrigation department has handed (1)______ to the police 57 tolas of gold (2)______ by him while working in the (3)______ of the superintending engineer’s bungalow in Raipur. The (4)______in turn has handed over the (5)______ to the Central Excise and Customs Department (6)______investigation. It was in June this year (7)______ Ramdayal found a tiny plastic box, meticulously (8)______ with polythene, buried six inches (9)______ under a Banyan tree, while digging the garden. He (10)______ the box and took it to his house behind the bungalow and was dazzled to find that it contained biscuits, bangles and coins all of gold.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.8.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. covered.

  1. Sheltered means protected from difficulties or unpleasant realities.
  2. Topped means having a top, topping, or surface of a specified kind.
  3. Enclosed means surrounded or closed off on all sides.
  4. Covered means put something on top of or in front of something in order to protect or conceal it.

The given sentence talks about a box carefully wrapped by a polythene cover. Hence, 'covered' is the perfect fill for the blank based on it's legitimate meaning for the sentence.