SarkariPYQ

SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 53

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (4:30 PM to 6:30 PM) • English • Q53

Back to paper

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 1.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. over

Context: The sentence says that the voice is coming from the open windows and is resonating (echoing or spreading) through the darkening greenery. So we need a preposition that shows movement across or above an area — like greenery.

Meaning of the words:

Over: Across or above something.
Aside: To the side.
But: Used to show contrast (not a preposition of place).
Besides: In addition to (not suitable for showing movement).

Correct word: Over

Reason: The voice is spreading or echoing over the greenery — this means throughout or across it. Only “over” fits the idea of sound moving through an area.

Final Sentence: Presently, a soprano voice of richness and depth floated from the open windows of the parlour, resonating over the darkening greenery.

Hence the chosen option is correct.