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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 89

SSC MTS - 30/10/2024 - (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.
The Enlightenment, sometimes known as the ‘Age of Reason’, is described as the period of (1)________ scientific, political, and philosophical debate that characterised European culture (2) ________ the ‘long’ 18th century: from the late 17th century until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. This was an era of an enormous (3) ________ in thinking and reason, which historian Roy Porter describes as ‘decisive in the formation of modernity’. Centuries of custom and tradition were (4) ________ in favour of exploration, individuality, tolerance, and scientific (5) ________, all of which contributed to the formation of the ‘modern world’.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. discarded.

Context: The passage describes the Enlightenment as a period where traditional customs and traditions were set aside in favour of exploration, individuality, tolerance, and scientific endeavour.

Meaning of the words:

  • Discarded – to throw away or get rid of, correct in this context.

  • Dejected – sad or depressed, incorrect.

  • Defrosted – to remove frost or thaw, incorrect.

  • Demean – to lower in dignity, incorrect.

Correct word: Discarded, because it means customs and traditions were set aside for new ideas.

Final Sentence: Centuries of custom and tradition were discarded in favour of exploration, individuality, tolerance, and scientific endeavour, all of which contributed to the formation of the ‘modern world’.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.