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SSC CPO 2023 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CPO - 04 Oct 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q44

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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.

It is said that everyone lives (1)________ selling something. What you can (2)________ from this statement is that teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers live by selling wisdom and priests earn their living by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to (3)________ the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would (4)________ give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely the same service. The (5)________ of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. willingly.

  • The word "willingly" is the most appropriate option for blank number 4.
  • The sentence describes a situation where individuals might be willing to give up everything they possess to save their lives, but they might hesitate to pay a high fee for a service, such as surgery, even though it provides them with the same benefit of preserving their lives.
  • "Willingly" here implies doing something with readiness or eagerness, which fits the context of the sentence where individuals would prefer to give up their possessions rather than pay a high fee.