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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 3

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q3

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Directions:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Elephant Island's name is attributed to (1) ______ its elephant head-like appearance and the sighting of elephant seals (2) ______ Captain George Powell in 1821, one of the 3) ______ sightings. (4) ______, in Russia it is still known under the name (5) ______ by its discoverers in 1821 - Mordvinova Island.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

The passage talks about Elephant island. The appropriate word for filler 3 is 'earliest' which means happening near the beginning of a particular period.