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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 5

SSC MTS - 25 July 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q5

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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.

Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can (1)_____. But it is also thought of in (2)_____ to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must (3)_____ from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of man and the one emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of God's will, working and expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4)_____ form of love and brings man into the greatest (5)_____ with his inner self.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. express.

  • The given sentence describes love as the most fulfilling and highest emotion that human beings can experience.
  • The missing word in the first blank must indicate the action that human beings can take with respect to love.
  • Among the options provided, "experience" is the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Therefore, the completed sentence reads as follows:

"Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women can experience."