SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 36

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Child prodigies are a miraculous category of children that (1)________ bestowed with undying attention because of their exceptional skills in every domain of their curricula. When we speak of (2)________ changes in society, we grant its responsibility to child prodigies. (3)________ these are children who thrive everywhere, their parents are overjoyed when they win the lottery, and their peers are envious of them, research shows that young prodigies rarely go on to change the course of history. According to psychologists, many of history’s most (4)________ and important figures weren’t particularly talented as kids. To paraphrase TS Eliot, their careers tend to end not with a bang, but (5)________.
Although child prodigies frequently possess a wealth of intelligence and ambition, their inability to develop unique thoughts prevents them from advancing society.