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SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 1

SSC CGL Tier II English - 17/02/2018 • English • Q1

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

The entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules. Any intention to ______ the country politically or economically or any attempt at cultural ______ in order to make the country a slave to the designs of international powers would not be ______. If the foreign media is keen on making a presence on the Indian soil, respect for the country’s unity and ______ is essential.

would not be ______ If the foreign media.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. tolerated.

  1. Abated means becoming less intense or widespread.
  2. Confiscated means taken or seized with authority.
  3. Assimilated means taking in knowledge/ideas and understand fully.
  4. Tolerated means allowing the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference.

The sentence tries to talk about a condition of the nation if any manipulations on native culture and heritage take place due to foreign interventions. Such a thing would inevitably not be allowed in the long-run, that is the intervention of foreign powers (in the country's native context). So, the correct answer is 'tolerated'.