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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 59

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (4:30 PM to 6:30 PM) • English • Q59

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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 5.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. stretched out

Context: The sentence talks about a deeper world, normally hidden, that continues into eternity. We need a phrase that matches the idea of extending or reaching into something vast and timeless.

Meaning of the words:

Asked for: Requested something.
Pleaded for: Begged or requested emotionally.
Stretched out: Extended or reached far.
Handed over: Gave or transferred something.

Correct word: Stretched out

Reason: The hidden world is being described as extending into eternity, which fits perfectly with the phrase “stretched out”. The other options (like “asked for” or “pleaded for”) don't fit the meaning or tone of the sentence.

Final Sentence: A world that was normally hidden, a world that stretched out into eternity.

Hence the chosen option is correct.