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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 63

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (4:30 PM to 6:30 PM) • English • Q63

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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 education system is (1)_____ more and more frustrations among both students and teachers. And yet no one seems too clear about what can be done to make it more meaningful. (2)_______ reforms have been discussed at length but have come to nothing for one reason or another. The authorities are now peddling the idea of (3)______colleges as a means of toning up teaching standards. They argue that by allowing certain colleges to introduce their (4)_______courses, to hold seminars, and above all, to evolve their own method of assessing students, the students will get a far better deal. Indeed, they made out that such colleges will have a free (5)_______in nearly everything except granting degrees.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Many

Context: The sentence is saying that reforms have been discussed many times, but nothing happened. “Reforms” is a plural countable noun, so we need a word that fits grammatically and logically.

Meaning of the words:

Too: Used to show excess (not suitable here).
More: Comparative; needs context of comparison.
Lot: Informal and usually used as “a lot of”.
Many: Means a large number; used with plural countable nouns.

Correct word: Many

Reason: Since 'reforms' is a plural countable noun, we use 'many' to show that a large number of reforms have been discussed.

Final Sentence: Many reforms have been discussed at length but have come to nothing for one reason or another.

Hence the chosen option is correct.