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SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 77

SSC CGL Tier II English - 17/02/2018 • English • Q77

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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.

Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

we have a ______ to act in a particular manner.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. propensity.

  1. Immensity means the extremely large size, scale, or extent of something.
  2. Propensity means an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
  3. Viscosity means the state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction.
  4. Virtuously means conforming to moral and ethical principles.

The sentence talks about something to act in a particular manner. Judging from the meaning of all the given options, 'propensity' would be the appropriate fill in the blank because it also means an inclination to act in a particular way/manner.