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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 89

SSC MTS - 29/10/2024 - (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.

Despite her background role in the past, Ms Navalnaya has always been a crucial supporter of (1)....... husband and was instrumental in getting him out of Russia for (2)....... treatment when he was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent in 2020. She has been (3)........... as the 'First Lady' of the Russian opposition. And Alexei said himself that he could not continue his increasingly desperate and one-sided fight against the Kremlin without her. Their very public love story and family life - they have two children - (4)......... seen as an inspiration for their supporters. Yulia Ambrosimova was born in Moscow in 1976, daughter of the respected scientist Boris Ambrosimov. As economics graduate, she had a career in banking but (5)........ her job to bring up their two children when Alexei rose to prominence as an opposition politician.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. has been.

Context: The sentence describes how their love story and family life continues to inspire supporters. The present perfect tense “has been” correctly indicates an action or state that started in the past and continues to the present.

Meaning of the words:

  • Will been – grammatically incorrect.

  • Has been – correct, shows continuity from past to present.

  • Was being – past continuous, incorrect here.

  • Is been – grammatically incorrect.

Correct word: Has been, because it properly expresses that their story continues to be an inspiration.

Final Sentence: Their very public love story and family life - they have two children - has been seen as an inspiration for their supporters.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.