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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 100

SSC Stenographer - 10/12/2024 (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM) • English • Q100

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
For most of us who are born and live in India, social inequality and (1)_____are facts of life. We see (2)___ on the streets and on railway platforms. We see young children (3)____ as domestic workers, construction helpers, cleaners and helpers in streetside restaurants (dhabas) and tea-shops. We are not (4)____ at the sight of small children, who work as domestic workers in middle class urban homes, carrying the school bags of older children to school. It does not immediately (5)_______ us as unjust that some children are denied schooling.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. “strike.”

The phrase “It does not immediately _____ us as unjust…” requires a verb that conveys the meaning “it does not immediately seem/appear to us as unjust.” The verb “strike” is correctly used in this idiom:

“It didn’t strike me as odd.”

Merriam‑Webster defines 'strike' in this usage as to come to mind or to appear. None of the other options ('touch,' 'force,' 'slap') fit this context or idiomatic usage.