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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 88

SSC MTS - 07/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q88

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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.

Dolphins 1_________ regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea, and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we 2____________ about dolphins, the more we realise that their society is more complex 3__________ people previously imagined. They look 4____________ other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant 5___________ and protect the weakest in the community, as we do.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. than.

Context: The sentence compares the complexity of dolphin society with what was previously imagined, so a comparative conjunction is needed.

Meaning of the words:

For: Indicates purpose; incorrect here.
The: Definite article; not suitable here.
Than: Used in comparisons.
To: Preposition; doesn't make sense here.

Correct word: Than

Reason: The phrase “more complex than” is a grammatically correct comparative structure.

Final Sentence: …their society is more complex than people previously imagined.

Hence the chosen option is correct.