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

English (CPO) Fill in the blanks

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 number.
Passag:
The woolly mammoth was a very large elephant-like mammal that lived on Earth several thousand years ........... (1). Some mammoths
grew to be four meters ........... (2) and the largest weighed almost nine tons. .......... (3) male and female mammoths had very large tusks
and walked ............ (4) every continent except Australia ......... (5) South America. Sadly, these giant creatures became extinct.

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

This questions was previously asked in

SSC CPO 13th-March-2019-Shift-2

View All SSCCPO Previous Year Papers

Every

Each

Either

Both

छोटे Courses बड़े Results

Master Fill in the blanks

Prepare through Micro-courses

Try Now

Explanation:

- The sentence aims to describe the gender of mammoths that had large tusks.

- The options provided are aimed at specifying whether male, female, or both genders had the tusks.

1. Every: Implies all entities within a group, not suitable here as it usually refers to all of a single type.

2. Each: Implies individual attention within a group, doesn't quite fit because it emphasizes individuals rather than both genders.

3. Either: Indicates one or the other, not both. Doesn't fit because both genders were mentioned.

4. Both: Correctly signifies that male and female mammoths had very large tusks. This option accurately conveys that large tusks were a characteristic of both genders.

Therefore, the correct option to fill in blank No. 3 is Both.