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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 66

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (4:30 PM to 6:30 PM) • English • Q66

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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 4.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. own

Context: The sentence talks about colleges being given freedom — to introduce courses, hold seminars, and create methods of assessment. So, we need a word that shows possession or control, because the colleges are creating their own things.

Meaning of the words:

Vary: To change or differ in some way.
Differently: In a different way.
Own: Belonging to oneself or itself.
Much: A large amount.

Correct word: Own

Reason: Colleges are being allowed to introduce their own courses, which means the courses belong to them, are created by them. Only the word “own” fits this idea of possession.

Final Sentence: They argue that by allowing certain colleges to introduce their own courses, to hold seminars, and above all, to evolve their own method of assessing students, the students will get a far better deal.

Hence the chosen option is correct.