SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 56

 The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The open discussion with the media yesterday on the new policies of the government was an excellent one.

• The sentence uses the definite article "The" before "open discussion" because it refers to a specific discussion that took place.
• Use of "the media" as a plural form to refer to the various media outlets.
• It correctly uses "the government" to refer to a specific government.
• It uses "was" to agree in singular with the singular noun "discussion."
• It uses "an excellent one" to describe the quality of the discussion.

Hence, the correct sentence would be The open discussion with the media yesterday on the new policies of the government was an excellent one.