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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 22

SSC CGL - 26 Jul 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q22

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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.

We know infinitely (1)________ about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich. Houses in which ordinary Egyptian lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were (2)_______ in simple graves. Most of our traditional sources of information (3)_______ the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich (4)_______ pyramids and tombs. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples. (5) ________ this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. buried.

The sentence structure requires a past tense verb to indicate what happened to ordinary Egyptians after they died.

"Buried" is the correct past tense form of the verb "bury" and fits grammatically and contextually in the sentence.

It describes the action of placing someone in a grave after death, which is consistent with Egyptian burial practices described in the passage.