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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 4

SSC CHSL - 3 June 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q4

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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.

Readers have been (1) ____________ conditioned that they feel embarrassed to admit that they find it hard (2) ____________ stomach the work of a literary giant for fear it would betray their plebian taste. The (3) ____________ is that a few read and fewer enjoy, the novels of those who sit on the literary pedestal. We have (4) ____________ ourselves to be persuaded that a book with a story can't be quite in the same class as a book that leaves us to (5) ____________ what is unsaid.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. to.

  • "To" is a preposition that is used to introduce the purpose or intention of an action.
  • In this context, it is used to explain why the readers find it hard to stomach the work of a literary giant.
  • The preposition "to" connects the verb "find" with its object "stomach" and indicates the purpose or reason for the difficulty experienced by the readers.

Thus, the completed sentence would be:

Readers have been so conditioned that they feel embarrassed to admit that they find it hard to stomach the work of a literary giant for fear it would betray their plebian taste.