SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CGL - 26 July 2023 - Shift 3 • English • Q2

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

S1. A moment comes

A.long suppressed

B.and when the soul of a nation

C.which comes but rarely in history

D.when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends

S6. finds utterance.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

“Which” in part C refers to the moment in S1. Thus C will come first.

D will follow C as it is the adverb clause referring to the time “which comes but rarely in history”.

Option 2 has CD in the starting, hence it is the correct answer.