Comprehension

Direction: 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.

Discourtesy is not a legal offence and it does not excuse assault and ___(1)___. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will ___(2)___ me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to ___(3)___ with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and the ___(4)___ have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners or could ___(5)___ the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognise as a legally punishable offence. 

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

  1. Owner
  2. Assailant
  3. Accomplice
  4. Advocate

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Assailant
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PYST 1: SSC CGL - English (Held On : 11 April 2022 Shift 1)
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The correct answer is 'Assailant'.

Key Points

  • The central idea of the passage is that discourtesy is not recognised as a crime by law and thus, it is not legally punishable.
  • Let us refer to this line from the passage, "It does this because the burglar and the ___(4)___ have broken quite definite commands of the law"
  • The above sentence is a continuation of the previous sentence which tells that if a burglar breaks into a person's house and the person attacks the burglar in self-defence, the law will acquit the person as both the burglar and the attacker have gone against the law to some extent. 
  • In option 2, 'assailant' means someone who attacks another.
  • So, 'assailant' is the correct word for blank no. 4

So, the correct sentence is It does this because the burglar and the assailant have broken quite definite commands of the law.

Additional Information

  • Let us look into the meanings of other words:
    • Owner: one who has the legal or rightful title to something.
    • Accomplice: a partner in crime.
    • Advocate: a person who works and argues in support of another's cause especially in court.

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