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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 88

SSC MTS - 28/10/2024 - (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.
Khashaba Jadhav was the independent India's first individual olympic medallist. There (1) _________ some firsts that stay in history forever. The one held by Khashaba Jadhav is one such first. He might have been referred to as the Pocket Dynamo, but his deeds dwarfed those of far (2) _________ athletes in his sport. Just a couple of years after India had become a Republic, Jadhav took part in the 1952 Olympics at Helsinki, Finland. As funding sportspersons weren't really a (3) _________ for a country just finding its feet, Jadhav’s trip to Helsinki was actually funded by the public. Jadhav however, (4) _________ his way to fame, becoming independent India's first individual Olympic medal winner. He (5) _________ bronze in the bantamweight category.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

Context: The sentence talks about how India, being a newly independent nation, did not have enough focus or resources to fund sportspersons at that time. Hence, funding athletes was not a priority.

Meaning of the words:

  • Supremacy – dominance or superiority, does not fit.

  • Subsequence – following in order, irrelevant here.

  • Posteriority – being later or after, not suitable.

  • Priority – something regarded as more important or urgent, correct.

Correct word: Priority, because it shows that funding sportspersons was not important or urgent enough for a young nation still stabilizing itself.

Final Sentence: As funding sportspersons weren't really a priority for a country just finding its feet, Jadhav’s trip to Helsinki was actually funded by the public.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.