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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 96

SSC CHSL - 26 May 2022 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q96

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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.
Poetry and novels became very (1)_________ in the 18th century. Robinson Crusoe by
Daniel Defoe was published in 1719. This is regarded as the first successful English novel. It
is partly based on the true life adventures of a traveller called Alexander Selkirk. Jonathan
Swift’s Gulliver’s travels was written in 1726 and (2)_________ four imaginary journeys of a
ship’s doctor named Gulliver. Poetry (3)_________ around British people and places. Poets
also considered nature as a source of (4)_________. The poets wrote in a simple style and
language so that the (5)_________ masses could understand it.
 

Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the given blanks, will complete the letter series.
D E _ W G _ E F _ G D E F U _ D _ F T G
 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. F D V G E

Given series is: 

D E _ W G _ E F _ G D E F U _ D _ F T G

By checking options and substituting accordingly,

1. D E F W G D E F G G D E F U V D E F T G

2. D E F W G D E F V G D E F U G D E F T G

3. D E D W G F E F F G D E F U E D V F T G

4. D E D W G F E F V G D E F U G D F F T G

Only option 2 creates a pattern i.e.

D E F W G D E F V G D E F U G D E F T G

After every GDEF, the letter is decremented by 1.

....DEF W GDEF (W - 1) = V GDEF (V - 1) = U GDEF (U - 1) = T G....

So, The complete series is: D E F W G D E F V G D E F U G D E F T G

Hence, option 2 is the correct option.