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

For me the _______ and the chill of those nights dissolved into those little flames of fire that for hours made us live in a wonderland, in a ___________ fair of fireflies, and made us _________ there’s nothing that can blow those divine lights ________. In my mind I can still hear the jingling sounds of ________ tiny bells that grandma used to ring during the puja.

in a _________ fair of fireflies,

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2017 (Tier 1) Previous Year Paper (16-Aug-2017) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

Magnificent

The blank sits between the article "a" and the noun "fair," so it needs an adjective. Only Magnificent is an adjective; "magnificently" is an adverb, while "magnificence" and "magnification" are nouns. "A magnificent fair of fireflies" fits both grammar and the descriptive tone.

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