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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

In a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1)_______ New York, paintings of a father and daughter (2)_______ face to face. Larger than life, the monumental portraits (3)_______ competing conceptions of royal power. The father, Henry VIII, (4)_______directly at the viewer, conveying aggression through his wide stance, bulging leg muscles, and (5)_____ padded clothing.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: rest

Option 2: hang

Option 3: poised

Option 4: hanged


Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: hang


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The word hang is used in the context of paintings being displayed on a wall in a gallery. Paintings are often said to hang on the walls, so it is the most appropriate term for describing their placement in this sentence.

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