SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019

Tier 2 • 12 September 2019 • 200 questions

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

In a rare show of honesty, a gardener of the irrigation department has handed (1)______ to the police 57 tolas of gold (2)______ by him while working in the (3)______ of the superintending engineer’s bungalow in Raipur. The (4)______in turn has handed over the (5)______ to the Central Excise and Customs Department (6)______investigation. It was in June this year (7)______ Ramdayal found a tiny plastic box, meticulously (8)______ with polythene, buried six inches (9)______ under a Banyan tree, while digging the garden. He (10)______ the box and took it to his house behind the bungalow and was dazzled to find that it contained biscuits, bangles and coins all of gold.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.9.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. deep.

Deep means extending far down from the top or surface..
Deepen means make or become deep or deeper.
Deeply means intensely.
Depth means the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.

The given sentence talks about a box found burried six inches under a banyan tree. Which means the box was placed six inches deep underground, which is why option 1 is the correct fill for the blank.

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