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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 88

SSC MTS - 04/11/2024 - (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM) • English • Q88

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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.
The (1)______ life in Kashmir was drawing to its end after three (2)______ months. Miss Joan was leaving a week earlier than Mrs. Rhodes, and about two days before she left, I took her alone to the hotel for dinner. We walked to the hotel in (3)______ silence, a silence so heavy that I could (4)______ breathe. The hotel seemed to be far away and yet not far (5)______.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Context: The passage describes a moment of deep quietness as they walk to the hotel. The adjective should convey complete or absolute silence.

Meaning of the words:

  • Perfect – complete, absolute, correct here.

  • Slack – loose or negligent, not suitable.

  • Direct – straight or immediate, irrelevant.

  • Select – chosen or exclusive, does not fit.

Correct word: Perfect, because the silence was absolute and profound.

Final Sentence: We walked to the hotel in perfect silence, a silence so heavy that I could hardly breathe.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.