Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Students want (1)________ as the primary outcome of higher education. Hence, practical experience becomes (2)________ valuable to a student’s degree. Indian students are highly (3)________ at theoretical learning but lack practical training. This (4)________ an issue for decades in the Indian job market. In order to address this (5)________ issue, state governments have to take a lead. The AP government in the past three years have made efforts to bridge this long-lasting gap between theoretical and practical learning of the students.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. employability.

Context: The sentence discusses what students aim to gain from higher education. The primary outcome being referred to is the ability to gain employment, which is best expressed as employability.

Meaning of the words:

Employability – noun, meaning the quality of being suitable for employment, correct here.
Appointed – past tense of “appoint,” incorrect in this context.
Employable – adjective, describes someone who can be employed, not the outcome itself.
Appoint – verb, irrelevant here.

Correct word: Employability, because it denotes the desired outcome of higher education for students.

Final Sentence: Students want employability as the primary outcome of higher education.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.

SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 86