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SSC CGL 2016 PYQ — Question 64

SSC CGL Tier II English - 1/12/2016 • English • Q64

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

When both myths and counter-myths occur in the narrative field of a society, people can______ the oppositions between them in unique ways. The psychological relevance of stories in the cases of myths and horror films may be in the experiencing of the______ binary tensions, rather than in the manifest______of the story. The tensions in the story is, however, _____ through the binary contrasts. The message conveyed is a_____complex.

The tensions in the story is, however, _____ through the binary contrasts.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

  1. dissolved- (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
  2. dissipated- to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
  3. opposed- anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with.
  4. maintained- cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.

As the meaning of the chosen option is in coherence with the paragraph it will be correct.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.