SSC GD Constable (English) - 10th December 2021 Shift 1

10 December 2021 • 100 questions

Mock testSource label: Test Series

Question 1 / 100

Directions:

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

King Priam of Troy was old and weak, but his son Hector was a (1) ______ and noble young man. Hector had sensed (2) ______ when his brother had brought Helen to Troy. He (3) ______ that he must fight for his family but (4) ______ the circumstances that had set hero against hero. The (5) ______ warriors on the Trojan side were Achilles, Aeneas, and Agamemnon.

 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. principal.

The passage talks about King Priam's son Hector. The appropriate word for filler 5 is 'principal' which means most important.

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