SSC Stenographer 11th Nov 2021 Shift-2

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

The Covid-19 pandemic has deeply affected people across the world. During these difficult (1)________frontline workers have been at the highest risk as (2)________ have been stepping out to work daily (3)________ proper protective gear. An NGO reached out to people to (4)________ funds to procure PPE kits, masks and sanitizers for (5)________ among the frontline workers. Several school children participated (6)________ this noble initiative. They collected old newspapers and books and (7)________ them to raise a good sum of money which was (8)________ used to buy kits. The children were happy to (9)________ and learnt how taking care of each other is very (10)________ in such challenging situations.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

In 1945, James Leach Miller returned from World War II and shared nothing (1)________ it with his wife. He folded up his Army (2)________ , with the medals still pinned to it, and (3)________ put it in the basement, where his older boy would (4) take it out to play soldiers. He never complained (5)________ that generation of army men didn’t air their problems. His son Michael once offered to take him back to Normandy when World War II veterans (6)________ the journey but his father shook (7)________ head saying, “I’ve been there once.” Sadly, Mr. Miller, 96 years old, (8)________ survived the bloodiest battle of World War II, died of (9)________ from the coronavirus on March 30 (10)________ an Old Soldiers’ Home.