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SSC CGL 2016 PYQ — Question 185

SSC CGL Tier II English - 30/11/2016 • English • Q185

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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.

We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature.

We are ____ in a time of great

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

  • living- an income sufficient to live on or the means of earning it.
  • existing- in existence or operation at the current time.
  • surviving- remaining alive, especially after the death of another or others.
  • alive- (of a person, animal, or plant) living, not dead.

As the statement has a general sense "living" will be the correct choice.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.