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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 25

SSC CGL - 26 Jul 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q25

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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. 5.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. But.

In this context, using "but" suggests a contrast or contradiction between the fact that papyri mainly come from pyramid temples and the idea that death wasn't their sole focus.

It implies that despite the focus on death evident from monuments and papyri found in pyramid temples, there were other aspects of life that were also important to the Egyptians.