SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 95

SSC Stenographer - 17 Nov 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q95

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
India (1) _________ a rich cultural heritage. We are inheritors of several grand (2) _________
in the fields of music, fine arts, dance, drama etc. Our scriptures are the storehouses of (3)
_________wisdom. Our saints aspired to the (4) ________of the infinite. We have (5)
_________ great spiritual values contrasted with which materialistic progress of the West
appears insignificant.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. inherited

We have (5) inherited great spiritual values contrasted with which materialistic progress of the West
appears insignificant.

We inherit values and traditions from our forefathers. To inherit means to take over what was once our elders'.

Hence, inherited is the correct answer.