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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 182

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 16th Nov 2020 • English • Q182

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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

A no-examination policy would kill the competitive (1)______ among the students. It is (2)______ to encourage healthy competition in today’s (3)______ where all admissions and job (4)______ are based on elimination. Also, (5)______ the total absence of examinations, (6)______ who truly deserve may not get fair (7)______, while those who need to (8)______ may not get the right (9)______. Moreover, examinations help to assess the (10)______ of teaching.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 8

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. improve.

Let's see the meanings of the given words:

  • encourage- to give hope, support or confidence to somebody.
  • recover- to become well again after you have been ill; to find or get back something that was lost or stolen.
  • improve- to become or to make something better.
  • reform- to improve your behaviour; to make somebody do this; to change a system, the law, etc. in order to make it better.

As per the context of the sentence, the students who need to be better will not be able to know the valuable assessment of their knowledge. Therefore, in the gien question, the verb 'improve' is the correct choice for the given blank.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. improve.