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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 90

SSC MTS - 29/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q90

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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.

There lived in a town in Russia a bootmaker named Martin. He lived in a small room, half sunk _____1_____ the level of the street, with one window which ______2_____ on the street. He had lived in the same room for many years and knew many people. There was _____3_____ a pair of boots in the town and in the country for many miles _____4_____ that had not once or twice passed _____5_____ his hands.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Context: The sentence indicates that the boots had been handled by him at least once or twice. 'Passed through his hands' is a common collocation for being handled or touched by someone.

Meaning of the words:

  • In – denotes location inside something, incorrect here.

  • Through – indicates movement from one side to another, correct in this context.

  • Off – usually indicates separation or removal, incorrect here.

  • At – indicates a point or place, incorrect here.

Correct word: 'Through' because the boots had come into his hands at some point.

Final Sentence: There was hardly a pair of boots in the town and in the country for many miles around that had not once or twice passed through his hands.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.