Instructions:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully andselect the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Comprehension:
I was often invited to colleges and universities (1) ______ lectures. Once, I went to auniversity to deliver a lecture. (2) ______ it was over, the students gathered to ask (3) ______questions. Though it was getting late (4) ______ my next programme, since I love talking to(5) ______, I remained there answering their questions.

451)

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

SSC Selection Post Matric 2022

A)

students

B)

professors

C)

principals

D)

teachers

Instructions:
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 blank.
Comprehension:
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is (1)______ the size of the continent of Australia and covers (2)______ area of nearly 2.8 million square miles. The Amazon rainforest gets its life from the (3)______ Amazon River which runs through the heart (4)______ the region. The rainforest is simply the drained basin for the river and its (5)______. The vast forest consists of four layers, each featuring its own ecosystems and specially adapted plants and animals.

452)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.

A)

specially

B)

similarly

C)

totally

D)

roughly

453)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.

A)

an

B)

a

C)

some

D)

one

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.

A)

majestic

B)

magnetic

C)

major

D)

minor

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.

A)

on

B)

of

C)

at

D)

in

456)

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

A)

continents

B)

tributaries

C)

tributes

D)

rainforests

Instructions:
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 blank.
Comprehension:
Let us take a brief look at the planet (1)______ which we live. As the earth hurtles through space at a (2)______ of 70, 000 miles per hour, it spins, as we all know, on its axis, (3)______ causes it to be flattened at the Poles. Thus, if you (4)______ to stand at the North or South Pole you would be 13 miles nearer the centre of the earth (5)______ if you stood on the Equator.

457)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1. 

A)

by

B)

from

C)

 on

D)

 for

458)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

A)

speed

B)

distance

C)

mass

D)

force

459)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

A)

whom

B)

who

C)

where

D)

which

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

A)

have

B)

was

C)

are

D)

were