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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 58

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (4:30 PM to 6:30 PM) • English • Q58

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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 4.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. brought

Context: The sentence says that the voice brought everything to life — the sky, houses, trees — as if the surroundings became full of life because of that voice. So we need a word that means gave life to or made lively.

Meaning of the words:

Brought: Caused something to happen or made something appear.
Transacted: Carried out a business deal (not suitable here).
Lightened: Made less heavy or made brighter (not the right meaning here).
Chiselled: Carved or shaped something, usually stone (not suitable in this context).

Correct word: Brought

Reason: The voice “brought everything to life” means it made everything feel alive or filled the scene with life, which matches the meaning of the passage.

Final Sentence: The same voice that brought everything suddenly to life also drew them into another, much deeper world.

Hence the chosen option is correct.