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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 88

SSC MTS - 29/10/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 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.

Despite her background role in the past, Ms Navalnaya has always been a crucial supporter of (1)....... husband and was instrumental in getting him out of Russia for (2)....... treatment when he was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent in 2020. She has been (3)........... as the 'First Lady' of the Russian opposition. And Alexei said himself that he could not continue his increasingly desperate and one-sided fight against the Kremlin without her. Their very public love story and family life - they have two children - (4)......... seen as an inspiration for their supporters. Yulia Ambrosimova was born in Moscow in 1976, daughter of the respected scientist Boris Ambrosimov. As economics graduate, she had a career in banking but (5)........ her job to bring up their two children when Alexei rose to prominence as an opposition politician.

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

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

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

Context: The sentence refers to how Ms Navalnaya has been recognized or referred to as the ‘First Lady’ of the Russian opposition. The correct word here is “described.”

Meaning of the words:

  • Changed – means altered, incorrect.

  • Detected – means noticed or discovered, not suitable.

  • Deleted – means removed, incorrect.

  • Described – correct, means referred to or characterized in words.

Correct word: Described, because it accurately conveys that she has been referred to as the ‘First Lady’.

Final Sentence: She has been described as the 'First Lady' of the Russian opposition.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.