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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 89

SSC MTS - 14/11/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • English • Q89

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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 4.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

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

Context: Here, the sentence compares the teacher’s importance to everyone else in the school — indicating the highest degree of importance, which requires the superlative form “most.”

Meaning of the words:

  • Most: superlative form of “much” or “many”; used to show the highest degree — fits perfectly.

  • Much: used for uncountable quantities; not used in comparisons like this.

  • More: comparative form, used for comparing two things only.

  • Not: negative adverb; grammatically and logically incorrect here.

Correct word:
Most

Reason:
Since the teacher is being described as the single most important person in the school (greater than anyone else), the superlative “most” correctly conveys that meaning.

Final Sentence:
The teacher is the most important person in the school, for on her or him depends the future welfare of mankind.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.