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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 65

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (4:30 PM to 6:30 PM) • English • Q65

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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 3.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. autonomous

Context: The sentence talks about improving teaching standards by allowing certain colleges more freedom — to create their own courses, conduct seminars, and assess students in their own way. So, the word in the blank should reflect this idea of freedom or independence.

Meaning of the words:

Govern: To control or rule.
Automatic: Working by itself without needing control.
Privately: In a private way, not publicly.
Autonomous: Independent, having the power to make decisions without outside control.

Correct word: Autonomous

Reason: The sentence is about giving colleges the freedom to function independently — and the word that best shows this freedom or independence is “autonomous.” The rest of the words do not fit the idea of giving freedom to colleges.

Final Sentence: The authorities are now peddling the idea of autonomous colleges as a means of toning up teaching standards.

Hence the chosen option is correct.