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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 6

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q6

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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 number.

In a rare show of honesty, a gardener of the irrigation department has handed (1)______ to the police 57 tolas of gold (2)______ by him while working in the (3)______ of the superintending engineer’s bungalow in Raipur. The (4)______in turn has handed over the (5)______ to the Central Excise and Customs Department (6)______investigation. It was in June this year (7)______ Ramdayal found a tiny plastic box, meticulously (8)______ with polythene, buried six inches (9)______ under a Banyan tree, while digging the garden. He (10)______ the box and took it to his house behind the bungalow and was dazzled to find that it contained biscuits, bangles and coins all of gold.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e police.

  1. Engineer means a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.
  2. Gardener means a person who tends and cultivates a garden as a pastime or for a living.
  3. Custom officer means a person who works for the official organization responsible for collecting taxes on goods coming into a country and preventing illegal goods from being brought in.
  4. Police means the civil force of a state, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.

The given statement talks about someone who again handed over the commodity to higher authorities. Since it was already mentioned that the gold was handed over to the police by the gardener, option 4 will be the correct fill for the blank as the police in possession of the gold handed it over again.