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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 87

SSC MTS - 04/11/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • English • Q87

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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.
Students want (1)________ as the primary outcome of higher education. Hence, practical experience becomes (2)________ valuable to a student’s degree. Indian students are highly (3)________ at theoretical learning but lack practical training. This (4)________ an issue for decades in the Indian job market. In order to address this (5)________ issue, state governments have to take a lead. The AP government in the past three years have made efforts to bridge this long-lasting gap between theoretical and practical learning of the students.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. equally.

Context: The passage emphasizes that practical experience is as valuable as theoretical knowledge in a student’s degree. The word equally correctly conveys this sense of comparable importance.

Meaning of the words:

  • Abruptly – means suddenly, irrelevant here.

  • Equally – means to the same degree or importance, correct here.

  • Voicelessly – means silently or without speaking, incorrect.

  • Hardly – means barely or scarcely, not suitable.

Correct word: Equally, because practical experience is equally important as theoretical knowledge for a student.

Final Sentence: Hence, practical experience becomes equally valuable to a student’s degree.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.