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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 86

SSC MTS - 13/11/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q86

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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.

Until that moment, every director in Hollywood had accepted as gospel (1)_______ that the audience should not be taxed too much. Welles struck a (2)_______ at these beliefs, without displaying the slightest of qualms. Visually, 'Citizen Kane' was shot with a harsh sharpness which (3)_____ every scene. Traditionally, every make-up man and cameraman in Hollywood had to keep a careful (4)_______ on the appearance of the heroine. Welles refused to follow this (5)_____ in the case of his own heroine. For the first time, dialogue was presented in its realistic form.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. truth.

Context:
The line says, “Every director in Hollywood had accepted as gospel _______ that the audience should not be taxed too much.”
Here, “gospel” means something that is accepted as completely true or unquestionable. So, the missing word should be “truth”, which naturally follows the phrase “accepted as gospel.”

Meaning of the words:

  • Truth: something that is true or believed without doubt.

  • Bible: a holy book; doesn’t fit grammatically in this idiomatic phrase.

  • Followers: people who support someone; contextually wrong.

  • Blasphemy: something disrespectful to religion; illogical here.

Correct word:
Truth — because the phrase “accepted as gospel truth” is an idiom meaning to believe something completely.

Reason:
The expression “gospel truth” is common in English, used to describe something believed to be absolutely true.

Final Sentence:
Until that moment, every director in Hollywood had accepted as gospel truth that the audience should not be taxed too much.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.