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SSC CHSL 2019 · Question 56 of 100

Directions: 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. A city, predominantly made of red sandstone, Fatehpur Sikri (1)______ founded in the 16th century by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. It is essentially a fortified city (2)______ had been the capital of Akbar (3)______ fifteen years. Now a UNESCO world heritage site (4)______ a famous tourist attraction, it is a fine (5)______ of Mughal architecture. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Cloze Test

  1. Aby
  2. Bsince
  3. CforCorrect
  4. Dfrom

Answer: C. for

Explanation

The correct answer is 'for' Key Points In the given blank we need to fill 'for' According to grammar, to refer to the time we generally use the preposition 'for/since' for is used to show the duration and since is used to show the point in time. After the blank, there is a duration which is 'fifteen years.' So the correct sentence is-It is essentially a fortified city which had been the capital of Akbar for fifteen years.

Source: SSC CHSL 2019 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (13-Oct-2020) (Shift 3) — prepp.in solved paper · reliable-secondary

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