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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 8

SSC CPO Tier I - 11th December 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q8

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Read the given passage and fill in the blanks with the most appropriate options.

The refugees coming by boat to Italy have already set a record this year. The surge (1)______ partly from the civil war in Syria, which has forced 3 million people to (2)______ their homeland. Europe, peaceful, affluent and comparatively close- is a preferred (3)______. It's where the desperate meets the developed. Often with the aid (4)______ reckless human traffickers, refugees attempt to cross the waters in rubber dinghies that can (5)______, plunging the occupants into the sea.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. destination.

  • Destination: the place to which someone or something is going or being sent.
  • Purpose: have as one's intention or objective.
  • Objective: (of a person or their judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
  • Target: a person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack.

Hence, Destination is the most apt. option to be used here.