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SSC CGL 2016 PYQ — Question 180

SSC CGL Tier II English - 30/11/2016 • English • Q180

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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.

War and Peace an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was _____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. originally.

  • originally- from or in the beginning; at first.
  • basically- in the most essential respects; fundamentally.
  • wilfully- with the intention of causing harm; deliberately.
  • faithfully- in a loyal manner.

As the statement is talking about the publishing of the novel "originally" will be the correct answer.

Only the chosen option fits the context of the paragraph so it will be correct.