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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 87

SSC MTS - 14/11/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • English • Q87

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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 2.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. between.

Context: The sentence says, “It is really a dialogue ______ two friends talking about their problems.”
A dialogue always happens between two people or groups, not behind, before, or unless them.

Meaning of the words:

  • Unless: means “except if”; does not fit the context of location or relation.

  • Behind: refers to position; irrelevant here.

  • Before: indicates time or position in front of; incorrect in this context.

  • Between: used to show a relationship or connection involving two people or things — fits perfectly.

Correct word: Between

Reason: A conversation or exchange of ideas that involves two individuals is correctly expressed as “a dialogue between two friends.”

Final Sentence: It is really a dialogue between two friends talking about their problems.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.