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 number.

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Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. Dr Burjor P Banaji, pioneer of Lasik surgery in India has (1)______ over a dozen surgical instruments. When (2)______ senior eye surgeon at Max Eye Care started Lasik, there were (3)______ surgeons doing it worldwide and no (4)______ instruments were available either. "As I want things (5)______, I designed a whole slew of instruments that made my surgery more efficient," says Banaji.

1)

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

SSC CPO 2020

A)

founded

B)

invented

C)

recovered

D)

discovered

2)

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

SSC CPO 2020

A)

those

B)

the

C)

they

D)

these

3)

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

SSC CPO 2020

A)

more

B)

little

C)

any

D)

few

4)

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

SSC CPO 2020

A)

specific

B)

limited

C)

exact

D)

correct

5)

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

SSC CPO 2020

A)

punitive

B)

prolific

C)

popular

D)

perfect

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 number. Alfred Hitchcock was a man with vivid imagination, (1)______ skills and a passion for life. With his (2)______ style and God-gifted wit he produced and directed (3)______ of the most thrilling films that had the audience swooning (4)______ fright and falling off their seats with laughter. He was greatly (5)______ by American films and magazines.

6)

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

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A)

leading

B)

original

C)

creative

D)

clever

7)

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

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A)

separate

B)

dull

C)

unique

D)

ordinary

8)

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

SSC CPO 2020

A)

more

B)

some

C)

much

D)

any

9)

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

SSC CPO 2020

A)

through

B)

with

C)

by

D)

of

10)

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

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A)

determined

B)

altered

C)

influenced

D)

attached