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SSC MTS 2023 PYQ — Question 61

SSC MTS - 04 May 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q61

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In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The “Sesame Street” spinoff (1) ______ to be the first Russian-language educational TV (2) ______ aimed specifically at preschoolers. The project (3) ______ support from both American and Russian government officials. “If we do not reform our (4) ______, we can hardly hope that we will reform our society,” (5) ______ Elena Lenskaya, a director in Russia’s Ministry of Education, during a 1992 U.S. congressional hearing on the planned adaptation.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. set out.

  • The sentence refers that “Sesame Street” was intended to be the first Russian-language educational TV.
  • Set out means to aim or intend to do something.
    • Example: She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest-ever winner of the championship.
  • So, the blank must be filled with Set Out.