SSC MTS - 26 July 2022 - Shift 1

26 July 2022 • 100 questions

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Question 1 / 100

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

When it's your idea, you want to (1) ______ about it all the time. I've had this problem on more than a few occasions now. I know there shouldn't be any shame in (2) ______ your work, but it's such a task to draw the line. In my case, since my work is all things related to social media, this problem gets even (3) ______ convoluted. Long story short, I hate that I (4) ______ have to worry about when it's okay to promote, and when it's (5) ______.

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

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. not.

"Nothing" implies a lack of something, "none" refers to no amount of something, and "no" indicates a negative response.
None of these options convey the same meaning as "not" in the context of the sentence.
In the given passage, the most appropriate option to fill in the blank is "not".
The sentence is talking about the speaker's frustration about having to worry about when it is okay to promote something.
By using the word "not", the speaker implies that there is no specific time or circumstance when it is not okay to promote something.

Therefore, the correct sentence is:

"Long story short, I hate that I constantly have to worry about when it's okay to promote, and when it's not."

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