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SSC CGL - 13 Sep 2024 - Shift 2

Tier 1 • 13 September 2024 • 100 questions

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

(1) _________ a letter came to inform them that Raka’s mother Tara had another breakdown and was in a nursing home in Geneva and that Raka’s grandmother Asha, (2) _________ seen another grandchild safely into the world, was flying to Switzerland to be with her, Nanda Kaul (3) _________ her lips, (4) _________ the blue sheets of paper with that distasteful sprawl (5) _________ them, and hid them in her desk.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. across.

"Across" is the correct preposition here because it indicates the way the writing (the "distasteful sprawl") is spread over the surface of the paper.

It conveys the idea that the writing is spread or scattered across the paper.

The other prepositions (at, in, by) do not fit the context as well.

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