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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 86

SSC MTS - 14/11/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • English • Q86

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

These letters are not intended to dominate your way of thinking or to persuade you to _____ 1____ to the way the writer thinks or feels. It is really a dialogue ______ 2_____ two friends talking about their problems. You must have observed the state of our society, and that there must be a _____ 3______ transformation in the way human beings live, their relation to each other, and in every way possible. We are deeply concerned for our students. The teacher is the _____ 4_____ important person in the school, for on her or him depends the future welfare of mankind. As the society is disintegrating, these schools must be centres for the regeneration ____ 5___ the mind.
 

Fill in the blank number 1.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. conform.

Context: Here, the missing word must mean to follow or agree with someone else’s views or behavior, which fits “conform.”

Meaning of the words:

  • Conform: to comply with or behave according to accepted rules, standards, or expectations.

  • Control: to exercise power or influence over something or someone.

  • Confirm: to verify or establish the truth or correctness of something.

  • Affirm: to declare or state something firmly.

Correct word: Conform

Reason: The writer says they don’t want the reader to change or adjust their thoughts just to match the writer’s — hence, “conform” (meaning to act in accordance with) fits perfectly.

Final Sentence:
These letters are not intended to dominate your way of thinking or to persuade you to conform to the way the writer thinks or feels.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.