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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 86

SSC MTS - 29/10/2024 - (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM) • English • Q86

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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.

In a small village, lived a milkmaid ______1______ sold the milk that she ____2_____ from her cows. She _____3_____ carry the milk in a big mud pitcher. One day, as she was walking _____4_____ the big pitcher full of milk on her head, she started to imagine all the things she wished to do with the money she would _____5______ from selling the milk.

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

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

Context: The sentence introduces a milkmaid and provides additional information about her. To describe a person performing an action, we use “who.”

Meaning of the words:

  • Which – used for things, incorrect for a person.

  • That – can refer to things or people in restrictive clauses, but “who” is more natural for people.

  • Whose – indicates possession, incorrect here.

  • Who – correct, used to describe a person performing an action.

Correct word: Who, because it properly introduces the relative clause describing the milkmaid.

Final Sentence: In a small village, lived a milkmaid who sold the milk that she ____ from her cows.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.