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SSC Fill in the Blank Test 169
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    Direction: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

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    Shivangini, the 12-year-old archer who ______ an injury has been successfully operated by a team of doctors at A.I.I.M.S.

    Solutions
    Let’s understand the meaning of the given words:

    Maintain: Cause to remain in a certain state, position, or activity

    Sustain: Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

    Ordain: Order by virtue of superior authority; decree

    Pertain: Be relevant to

    We generally use word ‘sustain’ with injuries in accidents etc.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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    Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

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    In ______ of the great work he is doing for economically weaker children, he has been given a special award.

    Solutions
    Let’s understand the meaning of the given words:

    Resolution :solving a problem ,dispute etc.

    Award : prize

    Reward : a fair return for good or bad behavior

    Recognition : identifying or recognizing something or someone

    His great work for economically weaker children was recognized and for the he was rewarded, thus “recognition” will be the appropriate choice

    Hence option D is the correct answer.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

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    By accelerating digitisation and leveraging next generation technologies, the life insurance sector can double its ______ to Rupees 70 lakh crores, a study said.

    Solutions

    According to the context of the sentence the most appropriate choice will be ‘assets’ as it means ‘an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacies’. Option A and option B will be weak choices for this blank and ‘policies’ given in option C is totally irrelevant.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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    Astronomy enthusiasts and sky gazers will be able to watch six eclipses in 2020, but only three of them are expected to be ______ in India.

    Solutions
    Let’s first see the meanings of the words:

    Revealed = to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret

    Exposed = to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen

    Visible = able to be seen

    Evident = easily seen or understood

    The sentence has two parts. The first part talks about the eclipses and how people are excited to see them. The second part starts with the conjunction ‘but’ which is used to show the contrast. It mentions that people will only be able to see 3 out of those 6 eclipses. The word ‘visible’ is the best fit for the blank. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

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    Over 7,50,000 people from 192 countries have pledged to go vegan for a month which, they say, would reduce carbon ______ by 45000 tons.

    Solutions

    Let’s understand the meaning of given words:

    Inclusion : the act of including someone or something

    Emission : the act of producing or sending out something (such as energy or gas ) from a source

    Omission : the act of not including something or someone

    Exclusion : the act of excluding someone or something out

    Non veg (meat etc. ) produces a large amount of carbon , thus to reduce carbon emission people have pledged to go vegan for a month.

    Hence option B is the correct answer.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

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    They pulled the house _______ and redeveloped the site.

    Solutions

    Let's understand the meaning of the group verbs we can make with the verb "pull" and the prepositions given in the options.

    Pull over= stop a vehicle by the side of the road
    Pull off= manage to do
    Pull back= withdraw from an undertaking
    Pull down= demolish

    To redevelop a site, one must first destroy what is already there. Thus, "pull down" is the correct phrasal verb and the blank must be filled with the preposition "down".

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

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    I had to cough _____ to attract the attention of the man.
    Solutions
    We need an adverb in the blank to modify the verb "had to cough". So, "loudly" is appropriate to put in there. 'Loud' is an adjective and 'loudness' is noun. "Aloudly" is not a meaningful word, we either can use aloud or loudly.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

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    Children may _________ in class in an effort to get attention.
    Solutions
    Let us understand the meaning of the given words :-
    Act on =  to use as a reason or basis for doing something.
    Come after = to try to find or capture.
    Act up = cause trouble or fail to function properly.
    Go for = decide on or choose.
    Thus, children may cause disturbance in class in an effort to get attention.
    Hence, option C is the correct answer.
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

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    I need to _____ how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
    Solutions

    The blank needs to be filled with a phrasal verb.

    Let’s first understand the meaning of the given phrasal verbs:-

    • Look for = to hope to get something that you want or need.
    • Give in = cease fighting or arguing; admit defeat.
    • Watch out = used to warn someone of danger or an accident that seems likely to happen.
    • Figure out = to understand or solve something.

    • The speaker has to sort things and he/she needs to understand the arrangement.
    • Thus, 'figure out' is the most suited one.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

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    Cut that paragraph and then _________ it at the end of the page.
    Solutions

    Let us understand the meaning of the given words :-

    Make = give certain properties to something.

    Break = become separated into pieces or fragments.

    Paste = join or attach with or as if with glue.

    Share = have in common.

    • We do paste or attach things at the end of the page after it has been cut from somewhere else. Thus, ‘paste’ is the most suited one.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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