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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 22

SSC CGL - 06 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q22

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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.

I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not (1) _____________ that in which I no longer believe, (2) ____________ it calls itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to (3) _______________ myself in some mode of life or art as (4) _____________ as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defense the only arms I (5) ____________ myself to use: silence, exile and cunning.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. express.

The meaning of the given words is:

  • Express: Articulate, convey, communicate
  • Disappear: Vanish, fade, evaporate
  • Collect: Gather, accumulate, amass
  • Sterilise: Sanitize, disinfect, decontaminate
  • Thus, the most appropriate filler for the given blank is express.

Therefore, the completed sentence is:

I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defense the only arms I allow myself to use: silence, exile and cunning.