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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 21

SSC CGL - 05 Dec 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q21

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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.
Women won their present status through (1)____ and sacrifices rather than through men's kindness. Women and their supporters have fought, and in some places continue to fight for the same rights as (2)____. Laws were made to replace local customs which denigrated and suppressed women's rights. Women have (3)_____ higher positions in the world at all levels;political, economic and social. But in reality, women still suffer from (4)____ at various levels.For example, women work more and earn less than men. In addition to that, the majority of the world's poor and illiterate are women. The road to real (5)_____ is still long.
 

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. men.

 

  • The sentence is talking about the efforts made by women and their supporters to gain equal rights as someone or a group of people.
  • The use of "universal" or "everyone" in the blank would not make sense in the context of the sentence, and the inclusion of "politicians" would not fit the comparison between the two groups.
  • The word "men" is the most appropriate choice as it completes the comparison between women and men, who historically and culturally have had unequal rights and opportunities in many societies.
  • The correct option to fill in the blank is "men."

The completed sentence reads:

Women and their supporters have fought, and in some places continue to fight for the same rights as men.