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SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 4

SSC CHSL - 13 March 2023 - Shift 2 • English • Q4

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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.

There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. he had.

Contextual meaning:

The sentence is in past tense narration, so the past perfect tense “he had” is appropriate to indicate an action that happened before another past event.

“He have” is grammatically incorrect, “he was” changes the meaning, and “he has” is present perfect, which is not consistent with the past narrative.

Final sentence: How he had been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents…

Hence, the chosen option is he had.