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SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 16

SSC CGL Tier II English - 19/02/2018 • English • Q16

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

For me the ______________ and the chill of those nights dissolved into those little flames of fire that for hours made us live in a wonderland, in a ___________ fair of fireflies, and made us _________ there’s nothing that can blow those divine lights ________. In my mind I can still hear the jingling sounds of ________ tiny bells that grandma used to ring during the puja.

the jingling sounds of ________ tiny bells that grandma

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e., those. 

The sentence here is about the tiny bells that grandma used to ring during puja. The word that should fit the blank is “those” which is a pronoun and is used to indicate one of many things mentioned.