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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 99

SSC Stenographer - 10/12/2024 (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM) • English • Q99

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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.
For most of us who are born and live in India, social inequality and (1)_____are facts of life. We see (2)___ on the streets and on railway platforms. We see young children (3)____ as domestic workers, construction helpers, cleaners and helpers in streetside restaurants (dhabas) and tea-shops. We are not (4)____ at the sight of small children, who work as domestic workers in middle class urban homes, carrying the school bags of older children to school. It does not immediately (5)_______ us as unjust that some children are denied schooling.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. “surprised.”

The sentence reads:

“We are not (4) ____ at the sight of small children, who work as domestic workers in middle class urban homes…”

The context implies a lack of emotional reaction to a disconcerting sight — seeing small children working in urban homes — meaning we are not surprised by it. This matches common phrasing in discussions of society’s desensitization to child labor. The answer key for this question confirms “surprised” as the correct choice.

envious does not fit the reaction context.

composed refers to calmness, but isn't typical phrasing ('not composed' isn't the intended meaning).

afraid – fear isn’t described here.