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SSC CGL 2016 PYQ — Question 177

SSC CGL Tier II English - 30/11/2016 • English • Q177

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

War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865- 69. This ____study of early 19th-century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

Variety of psychological _____ is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

  • criticism- the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes.
  • analysis- detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
  • instances- an example or single occurrence of something.
  • depth- the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.

The meaning of the chosen option is as same as the statement so it will be correct.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.