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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CGL - 7 March 2020 Shift 2 • English • Q18

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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.

There are certain spheres of one's life in which one should go by one's own (1)__________ rather than follow another's counsel. The choice (2)_________ one's subject of study is one such sphere. (3)_________ one is genuinely interested in a subject, one (4)_________ never opt for it. India is already full of (5)___________ pegs in round holes, who are unfit for their roles and are doing more harm than good.

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

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. choice.

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

  1. alternative- that you can use, do, etc. instead of something else.
  2. option- something that you can choose to do; the freedom to choose.
  3. possibility- the fact that something might exist or happen, but is not likely to.
  4. choice- an act of choosing between two or more people or things.

"Choice" which means "an act of choosing between two or more people or things" fits the context appropriately.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.