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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 98

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q98

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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 Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut, (2)
______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks
left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the
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rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.

The scores of seven batsman B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7 are compared. The score of B1 is greater than B7 and B3. The score of B6 is neither more nor less than the score of B4 but more than B1. B5 scored less than only one batsman. The score of B7 is not the least score.
How many batsman scored more than B4?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e 2

The score of B1 is greater than B7 and B3:- B1 > B7 and B1 > B3

The score of B6 is neither more nor less than the score of B4 but more than B1:- B6 = B4,

B6 > B1

B5 scored less than only one batsman:- -- > B5 > -- > -- > -- > -- > --

The score of B7 is not the least score:- B2 > B5 > B4 = B6 > B1 > B7 > B3

Two people scores more than B4.

Hence, option 3 is the correct option.