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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 2

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18th November 2021 Shift 2 • English • Q2

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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.

It has always been (1)______ dream to live (2)______ Northbrook Villa. My cousins have been (3)______ there since a long time. The place is (4)______ ten kilometres away from my school. I hope father will agree (5)______ shifting there.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

The meaning of the given words is:

  • Adjectively: Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as white in the phrase a white house.
  • Advertently: in a careful deliberate manner.
  • Approximately: used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly.
  • Ambivalently: in a way that shows two opposing feelings at the same time, or involves being uncertain about your feelings.

The most appropriate filler for the given blank is 'approximately.'