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Q1.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
  1. AEnsure
  2. BCalender
  3. CApology
  4. DCertificate
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Concept: Spot the word whose standard spelling is different.

  1. Correct form: Calendar (ends in -dar).
  2. 'Calender' is a misspelling (a calender is actually a pressing machine).
  3. Ensure, Apology, Certificate are correct.

Trick: cAlendAr – first and last vowels are both 'a'; think 'a for annual'.

Answer: (B) Calender

अवधारणा: जिस शब्द की मानक वर्तनी अलग हो, उसे पहचानें।

  1. सही रूप: Calendar (अंत में -dar)।
  2. 'Calender' गलत वर्तनी है।
  3. Ensure, Apology, Certificate सही हैं।

ट्रिक: Calendar = साल (annual) से जुड़ा → अंत में 'a' (-dar)।

उत्तर: (B) Calender

SSC GDEnglishSpelling – incorrectly spelt wordSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q2.
In the sentence 'The strategist's thoughts were very coherent', what is the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'coherent'?
  1. ALogical
  2. BIncomprehensible
  3. CLacklustre
  4. DSystematic
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Concept: Coherent = clear, logical and easy to follow.

  1. Opposite idea: impossible to understand.
  2. Incomprehensible = cannot be understood → antonym.
  3. Logical, Systematic = synonyms; Lacklustre = dull (unrelated).

Trick: Two options mean the same as the word (logical, systematic) – they can never be its antonym; cancel them first.

Answer: (B) Incomprehensible

अवधारणा: Coherent = स्पष्ट, तर्कसंगत, समझने योग्य।

  1. विपरीत भाव: जो समझ में न आए।
  2. Incomprehensible = समझ से परे → विलोम।
  3. Logical, Systematic = समानार्थी; Lacklustre = फीका।

ट्रिक: जो विकल्प शब्द के समानार्थी हों (Logical, Systematic), उन्हें पहले हटा दें।

उत्तर: (B) Incomprehensible

SSC GDEnglishAntonym – coherentSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q3.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world.
  1. ADemand
  2. BDevelopment
  3. CDistribution
  4. DDisaster
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Concept: Degradation = decline, worsening of condition.

  1. Opposite: improvement/growth.
  2. Development = progress, growth → antonym.
  3. Disaster is close in meaning, not opposite; Demand, Distribution unrelated.

Yaad rakhein: Degrade ↔ upgrade/improve; deterioration is a synonym of degradation.

Answer: (B) Development

अवधारणा: Degradation = गिरावट, स्थिति का बिगड़ना।

  1. विपरीत: सुधार/विकास।
  2. Development = विकास → विलोम।
  3. Disaster अर्थ में पास है, उल्टा नहीं; Demand, Distribution असंबंधित।

याद रखें: Degradation का पर्याय – deterioration।

उत्तर: (B) Development

SSC GDEnglishAntonym – degradationSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q4.
Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. After the meeting, I felt like I was elated because the team decided to implement my idea.
  1. Awalking on thin ice
  2. Bwalking on a dream
  3. Cwalking on eggshells
  4. Dwalking on air
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Concept: Elated = extremely happy; pick the idiom with the same feeling.

  1. Walking on air = feeling overjoyed.
  2. Walking on thin ice = in a risky situation; walking on eggshells = being extra careful not to upset someone.
  3. 'Walking on a dream' is not an idiom.

Yaad rakhein: Similar idioms for great joy: 'on cloud nine', 'over the moon'.

Answer: (D) walking on air

अवधारणा: Elated = बहुत प्रसन्न; वही भाव वाला मुहावरा चुनें।

  1. Walking on air = अत्यधिक खुश होना।
  2. Walking on thin ice = जोखिम में होना; walking on eggshells = बहुत सावधानी से बर्ताव करना।
  3. 'Walking on a dream' कोई मुहावरा नहीं।

याद रखें: खुशी के अन्य मुहावरे: 'on cloud nine', 'over the moon'।

उत्तर: (D) walking on air

SSC GDEnglishIdiom – walking on airSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q5.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Companion
  1. AEnemy
  2. BSister
  3. CMate
  4. DNeighbour
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Concept: Companion = a person who accompanies or keeps company with you.

  1. Mate = friend, partner → same meaning.
  2. Enemy = opposite; Sister, Neighbour = specific relations, not 'company'.

Yaad rakhein: Other synonyms: comrade, associate, partner, buddy.

Answer: (C) Mate

अवधारणा: Companion = साथी, जो साथ रहे।

  1. Mate = मित्र, साथी → समान अर्थ।
  2. Enemy = विपरीत; Sister, Neighbour = विशेष संबंध, 'साथी' नहीं।

याद रखें: अन्य पर्याय: comrade, associate, buddy।

उत्तर: (C) Mate

SSC GDEnglishSynonym – companionSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q6.
Select the word that best completes the given sentence. Determine the collocation through the sentence. Anil caught a glimpse of the rare bird before it ____ flight into the dense forest.
  1. Agot
  2. Bhad
  3. Ctook
  4. Dlaid
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Concept: Certain verbs fixedly pair with certain nouns.

  1. Fixed pair: 'take flight' = fly away / flee.
  2. Past context ('caught … before it') → 'took flight'.
  3. 'got/had/laid flight' are not used.

Yaad rakhein: Other 'take' collocations: take a break, take a chance, take notice.

Answer: (C) took

अवधारणा: कुछ क्रियाएँ कुछ संज्ञाओं के साथ ही प्रयोग होती हैं (collocation)।

  1. निश्चित जोड़ी: 'take flight' = उड़ जाना/भाग जाना।
  2. वाक्य भूतकाल में है → 'took flight'।
  3. 'got/had/laid flight' प्रयोग नहीं होते।

याद रखें: 'take' के अन्य collocations: take a break, take notice।

उत्तर: (C) took

SSC GDEnglishCollocation – take flightSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q7.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Following the credo 'Together we stand, divided we fall', the factory workers left their work and stepped out of the factory
____ to hold a protest rally against the higher authorities.
  1. Aimpasse
  2. Ben-route
  3. Cen-masse
  4. Dex-facto
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Concept: Choose the phrase meaning 'all together as a group'.

  1. The credo 'Together we stand' shows the workers acted as one body.
  2. En masse (French) = all together, in a body.
  3. En route = on the way; impasse = deadlock; 'ex-facto' is not a standard phrase.

Yaad rakhein: En route ≠ en masse: route = path (on the way), masse = mass (all together).

Answer: (C) en-masse

अवधारणा: 'सभी एक साथ, समूह में' अर्थ वाला वाक्यांश चुनें।

  1. 'Together we stand' से पता चलता है कि मज़दूर एकजुट होकर निकले।
  2. En masse (फ्रेंच) = सब एक साथ।
  3. En route = रास्ते में; impasse = गतिरोध; 'ex-facto' मानक नहीं।

याद रखें: route = रास्ता, masse = समूह – दोनों में भ्रम न करें।

उत्तर: (C) en-masse

SSC GDEnglishForeign phrase – en masseSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q8.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
  1. AC
  2. BD
  3. CB
  4. DA
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Concept: A word modifying a verb must be an adverb, not an adjective.

  1. Segment A: 'The friends excited planned their upcoming vacation'.
  2. 'excited' describes how they planned (verb) → adverb needed.
  3. Correct: 'The friends excitedly planned…'. Other segments are fine. Segment A = option (d).

Trick: Ask 'how did they plan?' – the answer word must end in -ly here.

Answer: (D) A

अवधारणा: क्रिया की विशेषता बताने वाला शब्द क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) होना चाहिए।

  1. खंड A: 'The friends excited planned their upcoming vacation'।
  2. 'excited' बता रहा है कि योजना कैसे बनाई (क्रिया) → adverb चाहिए।
  3. सही: 'The friends excitedly planned…'। खंड A = विकल्प (d)।

ट्रिक: 'कैसे?' पूछें – उत्तर वाला शब्द -ly वाला होना चाहिए।

उत्तर: (D) A

SSC GDEnglishError spotting – adjective vs adverbSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q9.
Identify the sentence with the INCORRECT usage of an adverb.
  1. AHe called his friend last night.
  2. BI'll submit next week the assignment to you.
  3. CI will send you the report tomorrow.
  4. DThey met for lunch yesterday.
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Concept: An adverbial of time should not separate a verb from its object.

  1. (b) 'submit next week the assignment' splits verb and object.
  2. Correct: 'I'll submit the assignment to you next week.'
  3. (a), (c), (d) keep the time adverb at the end – correct.

Trick: Verb + Object + Place + Time (V-O-P-T) – time comes last.

Answer: (B) I'll submit next week the assignment to you.

अवधारणा: समयवाचक क्रियाविशेषण को क्रिया और कर्म के बीच नहीं रखा जाता।

  1. (b) में 'next week' क्रिया submit और कर्म assignment के बीच आ गया।
  2. सही: 'I'll submit the assignment to you next week.'
  3. (a), (c), (d) में समय अंत में है – सही।

ट्रिक: क्रम: Verb + Object + Place + Time – समय सबसे अंत में।

उत्तर: (B) I'll submit next week the assignment to you.

SSC GDEnglishAdverb placementSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q10.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The detective's ____ examination of the crime scene revealed crucial evidence that others had missed.
  1. Asuperficial
  2. Bhasty
  3. Ccursory
  4. Dthorough
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Concept: The clue 'revealed evidence others had missed' demands a word meaning very careful.

  1. Thorough = complete, detailed → fits.
  2. Superficial, hasty, cursory = quick/shallow → would miss evidence.

Trick: Three options share one meaning (careless/quick) – the odd one out is the answer.

Answer: (D) thorough

अवधारणा: संकेत 'जो सबूत दूसरों से छूट गया, वह मिला' – यानी बहुत सावधानीपूर्ण जाँच।

  1. Thorough = पूरी तरह, बारीकी से → सही।
  2. Superficial, hasty, cursory = जल्दबाज़ी/ऊपरी → सबूत छूट जाता।

ट्रिक: तीन विकल्प एक जैसे अर्थ (जल्दबाज़ी) वाले हैं – अलग वाला ही उत्तर।

उत्तर: (D) thorough

SSC GDEnglishFill in the blank – vocabularySSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q11.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in the brackets to fill in the blank.
We sincerely thanked them for their
____ (benevolence) and generosity.
  1. Aintention
  2. Bliberty
  3. Ckindness
  4. Dsuspicion
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Concept: Benevolence = goodwill, desire to do good to others.

  1. Kindness = goodness, being caring → synonym; also pairs well with 'generosity'.
  2. Intention = plan; liberty = freedom; suspicion = distrust.

Yaad rakhein: Bene- means 'good' (benefit, benefactor); male- means 'bad' (malevolence = ill will).

Answer: (C) kindness

अवधारणा: Benevolence = परोपकार, दयालुता।

  1. Kindness = दया, भलाई → पर्याय; 'generosity' के साथ भी जँचता है।
  2. Intention = इरादा; liberty = स्वतंत्रता; suspicion = संदेह।

याद रखें: Bene- = अच्छा (benefit); male- = बुरा (malevolence = दुर्भावना)।

उत्तर: (C) kindness

SSC GDEnglishSynonym in context – benevolenceSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q12.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
When Sarah realised that she forgot her keys at home, she felt like a fish out of
____.
  1. Awater
  2. Briver
  3. Cpond
  4. Dsea
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Concept: Idioms are fixed; their words cannot be swapped.

  1. 'A fish out of water' = a person feeling uncomfortable or out of place.
  2. River, pond, sea break the fixed form.

Yaad rakhein: Related idiom: 'like a duck to water' = doing something naturally and easily.

Answer: (A) water

अवधारणा: मुहावरों के शब्द निश्चित होते हैं, बदले नहीं जाते।

  1. 'A fish out of water' = असहज या बेचैन महसूस करना।
  2. River, pond, sea लगाने से मुहावरा बिगड़ जाता है।

याद रखें: 'Like a duck to water' = किसी काम को स्वाभाविक रूप से आसानी से करना।

उत्तर: (A) water

SSC GDEnglishIdiom – a fish out of waterSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q13.
Rectify the sentence by selecting the correctly spelt word from the options. Despite his contributions to the institute, he was given a niggardlly raise in his salary.
  1. ANiggarddly
  2. BNiggardly
  3. CNiiggardly
  4. DNigardly
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Concept: Pick the standard spelling of the word meaning 'stingy, meagre'.

  1. Correct: N-i-gg-a-r-d-l-y.
  2. Niggarddly (double d), Niiggardly (double i), Nigardly (single g) – wrong.

Trick: Split it: nig + gard + ly – double g, everything else single.

Answer: (B) Niggardly

अवधारणा: 'कंजूस, बहुत कम' अर्थ वाले शब्द की सही वर्तनी चुनें।

  1. सही: N-i-gg-a-r-d-l-y।
  2. Niggarddly (दो d), Niiggardly (दो i), Nigardly (एक g) – गलत।

ट्रिक: nig + gard + ly – केवल g दोहरा।

उत्तर: (B) Niggardly

SSC GDEnglishSpelling – niggardlySSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q14.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He made the cake all by ____.
  1. Aherself
  2. Bmyself
  3. Chimself
  4. Dyourself
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Concept: A reflexive pronoun must match the subject.

  1. Subject = 'He' (3rd person, masculine, singular).
  2. Matching reflexive = himself; 'all by himself' = alone, without help.

Yaad rakhein: Reflexives: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Answer: (C) himself

अवधारणा: निजवाचक सर्वनाम कर्ता के अनुसार होता है।

  1. कर्ता = 'He' (अन्य पुरुष, पुल्लिंग, एकवचन)।
  2. उसका रूप = himself; 'all by himself' = अकेले, बिना मदद।

याद रखें: सूची: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves।

उत्तर: (C) himself

SSC GDEnglishReflexive pronounSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Q15.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Fragile
  1. AStrong
  2. BDelicate
  3. CHeavy
  4. DShiny
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Concept: Fragile = easily broken or damaged.

  1. Delicate = easily broken, needs care → synonym.
  2. Strong = opposite; heavy, shiny unrelated.

Yaad rakhein: Antonyms of fragile: sturdy, robust, durable.

Answer: (B) Delicate

अवधारणा: Fragile = नाज़ुक, जल्दी टूटने वाला।

  1. Delicate = नाज़ुक → पर्याय।
  2. Strong = विपरीत; Heavy, Shiny असंबंधित।

याद रखें: Fragile के विलोम: sturdy, robust, durable।

उत्तर: (B) Delicate

SSC GDEnglishSynonym – fragileSSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The fact that the wetter periods in North Africa have ____ (76) every 21,000 years or so is a big clue about what

____ (77) them: variations in Earth's orbit. Due to gravitational influences from the moon and other planets in our solar system, the orbit of the Earth

____ (78) the sun is not constant. It has cyclic ____ (79) on multi-thousand year timescales. These orbital cycles

____ (80) the amount of energy the Earth receives from the sun. On 100,000-year cycles, the shape of Earth's orbit shifts between circular and oval.
Q16.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (76).
  1. Aseized
  2. Brecurred
  3. Cabated
  4. Dterminated
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Concept: 'Every 21,000 years' signals something happening again and again.

  1. Recurred = happened repeatedly → fits.
  2. Seized = grabbed; abated = lessened; terminated = ended – none shows repetition.

Trick: Words like 'every', 'cycle', 'periodic' → look for re- words (recur, repeat, return).

Answer: (B) recurred

अवधारणा: 'हर 21,000 वर्ष' – यानी बार-बार होना।

  1. Recurred = दोबारा-दोबारा हुआ → सही।
  2. Seized = पकड़ा; abated = कम हुआ; terminated = समाप्त हुआ – दोहराव नहीं।

ट्रिक: 'every/cycle' दिखे तो re- वाले शब्द (recur, repeat) खोजें।

उत्तर: (B) recurred

SSC GDEnglishCloze test – blank 76SSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The fact that the wetter periods in North Africa have ____ (76) every 21,000 years or so is a big clue about what

____ (77) them: variations in Earth's orbit. Due to gravitational influences from the moon and other planets in our solar system, the orbit of the Earth

____ (78) the sun is not constant. It has cyclic ____ (79) on multi-thousand year timescales. These orbital cycles

____ (80) the amount of energy the Earth receives from the sun. On 100,000-year cycles, the shape of Earth's orbit shifts between circular and oval.
Q17.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (77).
  1. Adelegates
  2. Bdebates
  3. Cbids
  4. Dcauses
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Concept: The colon introduces the reason – orbital variations produce the wet periods.

  1. Causes = brings about → fits ('what causes them').
  2. Singular 'what' takes 'causes'.
  3. Delegates, debates, bids give no cause-effect sense.

Trick: 'a clue about what ___ them: X' → X is the cause.

Answer: (D) causes

अवधारणा: कोलन के बाद कारण दिया है – कक्षा में बदलाव ही आर्द्र काल लाते हैं।

  1. Causes = उत्पन्न करना → सही।
  2. 'what' एकवचन है → 'causes'।
  3. Delegates, debates, bids कारण नहीं दर्शाते।

ट्रिक: 'what ___ them: X' में X कारण है → causes।

उत्तर: (D) causes

SSC GDEnglishCloze test – blank 77SSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The fact that the wetter periods in North Africa have ____ (76) every 21,000 years or so is a big clue about what

____ (77) them: variations in Earth's orbit. Due to gravitational influences from the moon and other planets in our solar system, the orbit of the Earth

____ (78) the sun is not constant. It has cyclic ____ (79) on multi-thousand year timescales. These orbital cycles

____ (80) the amount of energy the Earth receives from the sun. On 100,000-year cycles, the shape of Earth's orbit shifts between circular and oval.
Q18.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (78).
  1. Adirect
  2. Bstraight
  3. Caround
  4. Dprecise
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Concept: A preposition is needed between 'orbit of the Earth' and 'the sun'.

  1. Earth moves around the sun → 'around'.
  2. Direct, straight, precise are adjectives – cannot link two nouns.

Trick: Orbit always goes with 'around/round' – orbit around the sun.

Answer: (C) around

अवधारणा: 'orbit of the Earth' और 'the sun' को जोड़ने के लिए पूर्वसर्ग चाहिए।

  1. पृथ्वी सूर्य के चारों ओर घूमती है → 'around'।
  2. Direct, straight, precise विशेषण हैं – दो संज्ञाओं को नहीं जोड़ते।

ट्रिक: Orbit के साथ हमेशा 'around' – orbit around the sun।

उत्तर: (C) around

SSC GDEnglishCloze test – blank 78SSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The fact that the wetter periods in North Africa have ____ (76) every 21,000 years or so is a big clue about what

____ (77) them: variations in Earth's orbit. Due to gravitational influences from the moon and other planets in our solar system, the orbit of the Earth

____ (78) the sun is not constant. It has cyclic ____ (79) on multi-thousand year timescales. These orbital cycles

____ (80) the amount of energy the Earth receives from the sun. On 100,000-year cycles, the shape of Earth's orbit shifts between circular and oval.
Q19.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (79).
  1. Amonotonies
  2. Bvariations
  3. Cconsistencies
  4. Dregularities
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Concept: Previous line: orbit 'is not constant' → the noun must show change.

  1. Variations = changes → fits.
  2. Monotonies, consistencies, regularities = sameness → contradict 'not constant'.

Trick: Three options mean 'sameness' – the one meaning 'change' is the answer.

Answer: (B) variations

अवधारणा: पिछला वाक्य: कक्षा 'स्थिर नहीं' है → संज्ञा बदलाव दर्शाए।

  1. Variations = परिवर्तन → सही।
  2. Monotonies, consistencies, regularities = एकरूपता → विरोधाभास।

ट्रिक: तीन विकल्प 'एक-सा' अर्थ वाले – 'बदलाव' वाला ही उत्तर।

उत्तर: (B) variations

SSC GDEnglishCloze test – blank 79SSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The fact that the wetter periods in North Africa have ____ (76) every 21,000 years or so is a big clue about what

____ (77) them: variations in Earth's orbit. Due to gravitational influences from the moon and other planets in our solar system, the orbit of the Earth

____ (78) the sun is not constant. It has cyclic ____ (79) on multi-thousand year timescales. These orbital cycles

____ (80) the amount of energy the Earth receives from the sun. On 100,000-year cycles, the shape of Earth's orbit shifts between circular and oval.
Q20.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (80).
  1. Abelieve
  2. Bstretch
  3. Creturn
  4. Dinfluence
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Concept: The verb must show the effect of orbital cycles on solar energy received.

  1. Influence = affect → 'cycles influence the amount of energy'.
  2. Plural subject 'cycles' → base form 'influence'.
  3. Believe, stretch, return do not fit 'amount of energy'.

Yaad rakhein: Influence (verb) + object directly – no 'on' after the verb; 'influence on' is used only with the noun.

Answer: (D) influence

अवधारणा: क्रिया ऐसी हो जो दिखाए कि कक्षीय चक्र सूर्य-ऊर्जा की मात्रा पर असर डालते हैं।

  1. Influence = प्रभावित करना → सही।
  2. कर्ता 'cycles' बहुवचन → 'influence'।
  3. Believe, stretch, return अर्थ में नहीं बैठते।

याद रखें: क्रिया influence के बाद सीधे कर्म आता है; 'influence on' केवल संज्ञा के साथ।

उत्तर: (D) influence

SSC GDEnglishCloze test – blank 80SSC GD 2025 · 25 Feb Shift 3