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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 33

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM) • English • Q33

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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.
It’s 1. _________ to have a conversation about health and wellness without talking about mental health. In the United States, nearly one in five adults has a mental illness or mental health condition. That’s nearly 52 million people. However, mental health isn’t just about having or not having a mental illness. Our wellbeing is 2. _________ by all aspects of our lives and that, in turn, affects how we experience life, work and time with our loved ones. Now, the conversation is more 3. _________ than ever. In 2021, the prevalent feeling of the year was languishing. Research found that more than 55% of workers weren’t mentally ill, but they weren’t thriving either. As the pandemic has brought physical health at the centre stage in an unprecedented way, it’s time 4. _________ look at the other major components of wellbeing. The conversation around mental health awareness has never been as public, as prevalent, or as important. After all, building 5. _________ is a critical ingredient to learning how to care for your mental health.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

The sentence in the passage reads:

“Our wellbeing is ___ by all aspects of our lives and that, in turn, affects how we experience life, work and time with our loved ones.”

Here, the correct choice is “affected,” which means influenced or impacted—perfectly expressing how different parts of life shape overall wellbeing.

Authoritative grammar sources clarify that “affected” (verb) means to influence or change something, while “effected” means to bring something about or cause it to happen. In this context, wellbeing is being influenced, not created. “Affected means that something was influenced or changed”; “To have an effect on something.”)

Multiple mental health resources confirm that wellbeing is determined by a variety of factors—meaning those factors affect one’s wellbeing—not effect it. “Wellbeing is determined by ... factors”; “Many different things can affect our mental health and wellbeing.”)

 Why the other options are incorrect:
“Effected”: Means brought about or caused, which doesn’t make sense here, because wellbeing already exists and isn’t being created by life aspects.

“Different” and “indifferent”: These don’t convey influence or change, so are grammatically and contextually inappropriate.