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Question : Comprehension:

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.

The village consisted of fewer than thirty houses, only (1) ______ of them built from brick (2) ______ cement. Painted a brilliant yellow and blue (3) ______ over with gorgeous carvings of gods and gargoyles on (4) ______ balustrade, it was known as the Big House. (5) ______ other houses, distributed in four streets, (6) ______ generally of bamboo thatch, straw, mud and (7) ______ unspecified material. Muni's was the (8) ______ house on the fourth street, beyond (9) ______ stretched the fields. In his prosperous days, Muni had owned a (10) ______ of sheep and goats and sallied forth every morning driving the flock to the highway a couple of miles away.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 1.

Option 1: much

Option 2: least

Option 3: one

Option 4: most


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: one


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

One is the appropriate choice because the sentence implies that among the houses in the village, only a single house is built with bricks and cement.

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