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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 55

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (4:30 PM to 6:30 PM) • English • Q55

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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.
Presently, a soprano voice of richness and depth floated from the open windows of the parlour, resonating (1)_____________ the darkening greenery. All at once it was as if the entire scene before them was (2)___________ by that voice, infused with unexpected life: the western sky, streaked with bands of pale gold and purple; the two houses, standing grey and disconsolate against that sky; the (3)____________ of trees casting deep black shadows here and there across the ground. The same voice that (4)___________ everything suddenly to life also drew them into another, much deeper world: a world that was normally
hidden, a world that (5)___________ into eternity.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. awakened

Context: The sentence says that the scene around them — sky, houses, trees — was suddenly filled with life because of the voice. So we need a word that means made alive or brought into awareness.

Meaning of the words:

Awakened: Brought to life or made active.
Lapsed: Fell into a worse or less active state.
Untried: Not yet tested or attempted.
Belated: Happening later than expected.

Correct word: Awakened

Reason: The voice had the power to awaken the whole scene — it filled everything with unexpected life. Only “awakened” fits this meaning. The other words do not match the context of becoming alive or active.

Final Sentence: All at once it was as if the entire scene before them was awakened by that voice, infused with unexpected life.

Hence the chosen option is correct.