Question

The role of the Press cannot be ________ even in a dictatorship, because even a dictator needs the press for ________ his ideology and policies.

• A. Eulogised ..... suppressing
• B. Minimized ..... reflecting
• C. Exploited ..... writing
• D. Misused ..... broadcasting
• E. Committed ..... delivering

Hint:

Check that both blanks work together without contradicting each other, one option looks tempting but secretly describes the very thing it claims cannot happen.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understand the logic of the sentence.
The sentence is built as a claim followed by a reason, joined by "because". The claim is about how important the role of the press remains, and the reason explains why, even a dictator still relies on the press for something.

Step 2: Choose the word for the first blank.
Since the reason clause shows the press is still needed and useful even under a dictatorship, the first blank should mean that its importance cannot be played down or undervalued. "Minimized" means to make something seem smaller or less important than it is, so "cannot be minimized" means the role of the press stays significant, which sets up the reason that follows.

Step 3: Choose the word for the second blank.
A dictator uses the press as a channel to put his own views before the public. The verb that captures this use of the press as a mirror or outlet for the ruler's ideas is "reflecting", meaning the press is used to project and mirror the dictator's ideology and policies to the people.

Step 4: Eliminate the other options.
"Eulogised ..... suppressing" does not fit, nobody claims the press cannot be praised, and a dictator would not need the press to suppress his own ideology, that reverses the sense entirely. "Exploited ..... writing" is weak, dictators are commonly said to exploit the press, so saying the role "cannot be exploited" contradicts the very idea of dictatorship the sentence is discussing, and "writing his ideology" is a vague, unidiomatic phrase. "Misused ..... broadcasting" seems tempting at first glance, but it creates a contradiction, if a dictator genuinely needs the press specifically to broadcast propaganda, that is itself a form of misuse, so claiming the press "cannot be misused" while going on to describe exactly that kind of one-sided propaganda use does not hold together logically. "Committed ..... delivering" does not make sense either, "role cannot be committed" and "needs the press for delivering his ideology" are both unnatural phrasings in this context.

Step 5: Conclude.
The pair that keeps the sentence logically consistent is Minimized ..... reflecting, option (b).