Q81.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She is very good dancing.
- Aon
- Bat
- Cof
- Dfor
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Concept: 'Good' + skill/activity takes the preposition 'at'.
- Correct: She is very good at dancing.
- 'good for' = beneficial (Exercise is good for health); 'good of' = kind (It was good of you).
Trick: Ability words take 'at': good at, bad at, expert at, clever at, quick at.
Answer: (B) at
अवधारणा: 'Good' के बाद किसी कौशल/गतिविधि के लिए 'at' आता है।
हल:
- सही वाक्य: She is very good at dancing.
- 'good for' = लाभदायक (Milk is good for health); 'good of' = दयालुता (It was good of you)।
ट्रिक: क्षमता बताने वाले शब्दों के साथ 'at': good at, bad at, expert at, clever at।
उत्तर: (B) at
SSC GDEnglishPreposition – good atSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q82.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word in the given sentence.
The librarian encouraged meticulous organisation of the books on the shelves.
- AOrderly
- BSloppy
- CDetailed
- DCategorised
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Concept: Meticulous = extremely careful about small details.
- Opposite = careless and untidy → Sloppy.
- Orderly, Detailed, Categorised are close in meaning to 'meticulous', not opposite.
Trick: In antonym questions, first strike out options that are synonyms – here three of the four are.
Answer: (B) Sloppy
अवधारणा: Meticulous = हर छोटी बात पर बहुत ध्यान देने वाला, अत्यंत सावधान।
हल:
- विलोम = लापरवाह, बेतरतीब → Sloppy।
- Orderly, Detailed, Categorised – ये सब 'meticulous' के समानार्थी जैसे हैं।
ट्रिक: विलोम प्रश्न में पहले समानार्थी विकल्प हटाएँ – यहाँ चार में से तीन वैसे ही हैं।
उत्तर: (B) Sloppy
SSC GDEnglishAntonym – meticulousSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q83.Select the most appropriate one-word substitute for the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Ravi was responsible for giving an/a false and defamatory statement about his friend.
- Aslanderous
- Badulatory
- Cflattery
- Dadorable
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Concept: A false statement that damages someone's reputation = slanderous.
- Slander = spoken defamation; libel = written defamation.
- Adulatory = full of excessive praise; flattery = insincere praise (and a noun); adorable = lovable.
Trick: Grammar check: 'a ___ statement' needs an adjective – 'flattery' is a noun, so it is out at once.
Answer: (A) slanderous
अवधारणा: किसी की प्रतिष्ठा को हानि पहुँचाने वाला झूठा कथन = slanderous (निंदात्मक)।
हल:
- Slander = बोलकर की गई मानहानि; Libel = लिखित मानहानि।
- Adulatory = अत्यधिक प्रशंसा वाला; Flattery = चापलूसी (संज्ञा); Adorable = प्यारा।
ट्रिक: 'a ___ statement' में विशेषण चाहिए – 'flattery' संज्ञा है, तुरंत बाहर।
उत्तर: (A) slanderous
SSC GDEnglishOne-word substitution – slanderousSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q84.The following sentence has been split into segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
He has won the / elections before but / this time the situation is different.
- Aelections before but
- BNo error
- Cthis time the situation is different.
- DHe has won the
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Concept: Present perfect expresses past experience at an unspecified time; 'before' fits it.
- 'He has won the elections before' – correct tense and adverb.
- 'but this time the situation is different' – simple present for a present state, correct.
- No part contains an error.
Yaad rakhein: Present perfect cannot take a definite past time (yesterday, in 2019), but it can take 'before, ever, never, already, just'.
Answer: (B) No error
अवधारणा: Present perfect अनिश्चित समय के पिछले अनुभव के लिए; 'before' इसके साथ सही है।
हल:
- 'He has won the elections before' – काल और क्रियाविशेषण सही।
- 'but this time the situation is different' – वर्तमान स्थिति के लिए simple present, सही।
- कोई त्रुटि नहीं।
याद रखें: Present perfect के साथ निश्चित भूतकाल (yesterday, in 2019) नहीं आता, पर before, ever, never, already, just आ सकते हैं।
उत्तर: (B) No error
SSC GDEnglishError spotting – present perfect with 'before'SSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q85.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Fade
- AAccept
- BAdmire
- CAchieve
- DAppear
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Concept: Fade = to grow faint and slowly disappear from view.
- Opposite = to come into view → Appear.
- Accept, Admire, Achieve have nothing to do with becoming visible.
Trick: Fade ↔ Appear; Vanish ↔ Emerge – visibility pairs are common in SSC.
Answer: (D) Appear
अवधारणा: Fade = धुंधला होकर धीरे-धीरे गायब होना।
हल:
- विलोम = दिखाई देना → Appear।
- Accept (स्वीकारना), Admire (प्रशंसा), Achieve (प्राप्त करना) – असंबंधित।
ट्रिक: Fade ↔ Appear, Vanish ↔ Emerge – ऐसे जोड़े SSC में अक्सर आते हैं।
उत्तर: (D) Appear
SSC GDEnglishAntonym – fadeSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q86.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Arun and his friends are like ; they always agree on everything.
- Atwo pots in a kitchen
- Btwo potatoes in a plate
- Ctwo pearls in a ring
- Dtwo peas in a pod
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Concept: 'Like two peas in a pod' = very similar in looks, habits or opinions.
- The clue 'they always agree on everything' shows they think alike.
- Other options are not idioms.
Trick: Idioms are fixed – the words cannot be changed. Similar idiom: 'birds of a feather' (people of the same kind).
Answer: (D) two peas in a pod
अवधारणा: 'Like two peas in a pod' = एक जैसे, विचारों/आदतों में बहुत समान।
हल:
- संकेत: 'they always agree on everything' – विचार मिलते हैं।
- बाकी विकल्प मुहावरे नहीं हैं।
ट्रिक: मुहावरे के शब्द बदले नहीं जाते। मिलता-जुलता: 'birds of a feather' (एक जैसे लोग)।
उत्तर: (D) two peas in a pod
SSC GDEnglishIdiom – two peas in a podSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q87.Select the appropriate synonym of the given word.
Candid
- AHonest
- BReserved
- CDeceptive
- DHesitant
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Concept: Candid = frank and truthful in speech.
- Closest meaning → Honest.
- Reserved and Hesitant are the opposite of open; Deceptive is the opposite of truthful.
Trick: Candid ≈ frank, outspoken, straightforward. Note: 'candid photo' = an unposed, natural photo.
Answer: (A) Honest
अवधारणा: Candid = स्पष्टवादी, खुलकर सच बोलने वाला।
हल:
- निकटतम अर्थ → Honest।
- Reserved (संकोची), Hesitant (झिझकने वाला), Deceptive (धोखेबाज़) – विपरीत।
ट्रिक: Candid ≈ frank, outspoken, straightforward। 'Candid photo' = स्वाभाविक, बिना पोज़ की फ़ोटो।
उत्तर: (A) Honest
SSC GDEnglishSynonym – candidSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q88.Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- AMortally
- BFrankly
- CDeliberately
- DAwkwardely
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Concept: Adjective + ly; no extra 'e' is added unless the adjective already ends in 'e'.
- awkward + ly = awkwardly (not 'awkwardely').
- mortal + ly, frank + ly, deliberate + ly – all correct.
Trick: Write the base adjective first, then just attach -ly: the 'e' in 'deliberately' comes from 'deliberate'.
Answer: (D) Awkwardely
अवधारणा: विशेषण + ly; अतिरिक्त 'e' तभी जब विशेषण में पहले से 'e' हो।
हल:
- awkward + ly = awkwardly ('awkwardely' गलत)।
- mortal + ly, frank + ly, deliberate + ly – तीनों सही।
ट्रिक: पहले मूल विशेषण लिखें, फिर -ly जोड़ें: 'deliberately' का 'e' 'deliberate' से आता है।
उत्तर: (D) Awkwardely
SSC GDEnglishSpelling – adverbs with -lySSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q89.The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer. It was that cold/ that I could not feel/ my fingers at night.
- AIt was that cold
- Bthat I could not feel
- CNo error.
- Dmy fingers at night.
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Concept: Cause and result are joined by 'so + adjective + that'.
- 'It was that cold' is non-standard → should be 'It was so cold'.
- Corrected first part: 'It was so cold' – the rest stays as it is.
Trick: Remember the pairs: so … that, such … that, too … to. 'That' before an adjective is informal.
Answer: (A) It was that cold
अवधारणा: कारण और परिणाम 'so + विशेषण + that' से जुड़ते हैं।
हल:
- 'It was that cold' अमानक है → 'It was so cold' होना चाहिए।
- सुधरा हुआ पहला भाग: 'It was so cold' – बाकी वाक्य वैसा ही रहेगा।
ट्रिक: जोड़े याद रखें: so … that, such … that, too … to। विशेषण से पहले 'that' अनौपचारिक प्रयोग है।
उत्तर: (A) It was that cold
SSC GDEnglishError spotting – so … thatSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q90.Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
She has been feeling unwell lately, so she decided to take a break and rest.
- Aunder the weather
- Bunder the sun
- Cunder the radar
- Dunder pressure
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Concept: 'Under the weather' = slightly ill.
- 'feeling unwell' → 'feeling under the weather'.
- Under the sun = anywhere at all; under the radar = unnoticed; under pressure = stressed.
Yaad rakhein: Health idioms: under the weather (unwell), fit as a fiddle (very healthy), on the mend (recovering).
Answer: (A) under the weather
अवधारणा: 'Under the weather' = थोड़ा अस्वस्थ।
हल:
- 'feeling unwell' → 'feeling under the weather'।
- Under the sun = कहीं भी; under the radar = नज़र से बचकर; under pressure = दबाव में।
याद रखें: स्वास्थ्य मुहावरे: under the weather (अस्वस्थ), fit as a fiddle (पूर्ण स्वस्थ), on the mend (ठीक हो रहा)।
उत्तर: (A) under the weather
SSC GDEnglishIdiom – under the weatherSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q91.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The concert tickets were sold out within minutes, leaving many fans .
- Asatisfied
- Bdisappointed
- Cscreaming
- Dclear
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Concept: The blank must show the fans' feeling after a negative event.
- Tickets sold out in minutes → many fans got none.
- Their feeling = disappointed (sad because a hope failed).
Trick: Match the tone: a negative cause ('sold out') needs a negative result word; 'satisfied' and 'clear' are ruled out instantly.
Answer: (B) disappointed
अवधारणा: रिक्त स्थान में किसी नकारात्मक घटना के बाद प्रशंसकों की भावना चाहिए।
हल:
- टिकट मिनटों में बिक गए → बहुत से प्रशंसकों को नहीं मिले।
- भावना = disappointed (निराश)।
ट्रिक: टोन मिलाएँ: नकारात्मक कारण ('sold out') के बाद नकारात्मक शब्द; satisfied और clear तुरंत बाहर।
उत्तर: (B) disappointed
SSC GDEnglishFill in the blank – contextSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q92.Select the option that rectifies the spelling error in the given sentence.
The sun dipped below the horrizon, casting a warm, golden glow across the tranquil lake.
- Acaesting
- Bhorizon
- Ctranquill
- Daccross
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Concept: Find the misspelt word in the sentence and choose its correct form.
- 'horrizon' is wrong → horizon (single r).
- casting, tranquil, across are already correct; the options misspell them.
Trick: Options that add a letter to an already-correct word (caesting, tranquill, accross) are traps.
Answer: (B) horizon
अवधारणा: वाक्य में गलत वर्तनी वाला शब्द ढूँढें और उसका सही रूप चुनें।
हल:
- 'horrizon' गलत → horizon (एक r)।
- casting, tranquil, across वाक्य में सही हैं; विकल्पों में ही गलत लिखे गए हैं।
ट्रिक: जो विकल्प सही शब्द में अतिरिक्त अक्षर जोड़ते हैं (caesting, tranquill, accross) वे जाल हैं।
उत्तर: (B) horizon
SSC GDEnglishSpelling correction – horizonSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q93.Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Grumpy
- AIrritable
- BJubilant
- CCompetent
- DFascinating
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Concept: Grumpy = bad-tempered, easily annoyed.
- Closest meaning → Irritable.
- Jubilant = very happy (opposite); Competent = capable; Fascinating = very interesting.
Yaad rakhein: Grumpy ≈ cranky, grouchy, cross, peevish.
Answer: (A) Irritable
अवधारणा: Grumpy = चिड़चिड़ा, जल्दी नाराज़ होने वाला।
हल:
- निकटतम अर्थ → Irritable।
- Jubilant = अति प्रसन्न (विपरीत); Competent = सक्षम; Fascinating = आकर्षक।
याद रखें: Grumpy ≈ cranky, grouchy, cross, peevish।
उत्तर: (A) Irritable
SSC GDEnglishSynonym – grumpySSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q94.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Credible
- ACredulous
- BUnreliable
- CFantastic
- DFriendly
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Concept: Credible = believable, trustworthy.
- Opposite = cannot be trusted → Unreliable.
- Trap: 'credulous' means too ready to believe – related root, not the opposite.
Trick: Credible (worth believing) vs Credulous (believes easily) – a classic SSC confusion pair.
Answer: (B) Unreliable
अवधारणा: Credible = विश्वसनीय, भरोसे लायक।
हल:
- विलोम = जिस पर भरोसा न हो → Unreliable।
- जाल: 'credulous' = जल्दी विश्वास कर लेने वाला – समान मूल, पर विलोम नहीं।
ट्रिक: Credible (विश्वसनीय) बनाम Credulous (भोला, जल्दी मानने वाला) – SSC का प्रिय भ्रमित जोड़ा।
उत्तर: (B) Unreliable
SSC GDEnglishAntonym – credibleSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Q95.Select the word that best completes the given sentence. Determine the collocation through the sentence.
Pranav and Karan, the hikers from the south, lost in the dense forest but eventually found their way.
- Agone
- Bhad
- Cgot
- Dheld
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Concept: 'Get + adjective/past participle' shows a change of state: get lost, get tired, get wet.
- The sentence is in past tense ('found their way') → got lost.
- 'had lost' needs an object; 'gone lost' and 'held lost' are not English.
Trick: Fixed pairs to remember: get lost, lose one's way, find one's way.
Answer: (C) got
अवधारणा: 'Get + विशेषण/past participle' स्थिति में बदलाव बताता है: get lost, get tired।
हल:
- वाक्य भूतकाल में है ('found their way') → got lost।
- 'had lost' के बाद कर्म चाहिए; 'gone lost', 'held lost' अंग्रेज़ी में नहीं।
ट्रिक: स्थिर जोड़े: get lost, lose one's way, find one's way।
उत्तर: (C) got
SSC GDEnglishCollocation – get lostSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The volume of tea imports into the Colonies rose (76) a very fast rate in the four years (77) up to the Boston Tea Party. They went from 55 tonnes in 1770, which was close to the amount (78) in the harbour, to 370 tonnes the year the tea was dumped. This was an increase of almost seven times. The population of the Colonies was about 2 million people in 1770 and didn't (79) much in that four-year period. Basic economics tells us this
(80) increase in supply without more customers meant the price of tea had to fall.
Q96.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (76).
- Aabout
- Bof
- Cbeside
- Dat
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Concept: Speed/rate expressions take 'at'.
- 'rose at a very fast rate' is the standard phrase.
- about, of, beside do not fit before 'a rate'.
Trick: at a rate, at a speed, at a pace, at a price – all take 'at'.
Answer: (D) at
अवधारणा: गति/दर वाले भावों के साथ 'at' आता है।
हल:
- 'rose at a very fast rate' – मानक प्रयोग।
- about, of, beside 'a rate' से पहले उपयुक्त नहीं।
ट्रिक: at a rate, at a speed, at a pace, at a price – सबके साथ 'at'।
उत्तर: (D) at
SSC GDEnglishCloze test – preposition with 'rate'SSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The volume of tea imports into the Colonies rose (76) a very fast rate in the four years (77) up to the Boston Tea Party. They went from 55 tonnes in 1770, which was close to the amount (78) in the harbour, to 370 tonnes the year the tea was dumped. This was an increase of almost seven times. The population of the Colonies was about 2 million people in 1770 and didn't (79) much in that four-year period. Basic economics tells us this
(80) increase in supply without more customers meant the price of tea had to fall.
Q97.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (77).
- Afollowing
- Blagging
- Cleading
- Dtrailing
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Concept: 'Leading up to' = the period just before an event.
- 'the four years leading up to the Boston Tea Party'.
- 'following' would mean after the event; lagging/trailing don't pair with 'up to'.
Trick: Read the next words: '___ up to' → 'leading' is the only natural verb.
Answer: (C) leading
अवधारणा: 'Leading up to' = किसी घटना से ठीक पहले का समय।
हल:
- 'the four years leading up to the Boston Tea Party'।
- 'following' का अर्थ बाद में होगा; lagging/trailing 'up to' के साथ नहीं आते।
ट्रिक: अगले शब्द देखें: '___ up to' → 'leading' ही स्वाभाविक है।
उत्तर: (C) leading
SSC GDEnglishCloze test – 'leading up to'SSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The volume of tea imports into the Colonies rose (76) a very fast rate in the four years (77) up to the Boston Tea Party. They went from 55 tonnes in 1770, which was close to the amount (78) in the harbour, to 370 tonnes the year the tea was dumped. This was an increase of almost seven times. The population of the Colonies was about 2 million people in 1770 and didn't (79) much in that four-year period. Basic economics tells us this
(80) increase in supply without more customers meant the price of tea had to fall.
Q98.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (78).
- Aelevated
- Bfostered
- Cupheld
- Ddumped
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Concept: The passage itself repeats the needed verb.
- Later in the sentence: 'the year the tea was dumped'.
- So the amount 'dumped in the harbour' – tea thrown into the water at the Boston Tea Party.
Trick: In cloze tests, scan the rest of the passage; the answer word is often echoed nearby.
Answer: (D) dumped
अवधारणा: गद्यांश में ही आवश्यक क्रिया दोहराई गई है।
हल:
- आगे लिखा है: 'the year the tea was dumped'।
- अतः 'the amount dumped in the harbour' – बोस्टन टी पार्टी में बंदरगाह में फेंकी गई चाय।
ट्रिक: क्लोज़ टेस्ट में आसपास की पंक्तियाँ देखें; उत्तर वाला शब्द अक्सर वहीं दोहराया होता है।
उत्तर: (D) dumped
SSC GDEnglishCloze test – context clue 'dumped'SSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The volume of tea imports into the Colonies rose (76) a very fast rate in the four years (77) up to the Boston Tea Party. They went from 55 tonnes in 1770, which was close to the amount (78) in the harbour, to 370 tonnes the year the tea was dumped. This was an increase of almost seven times. The population of the Colonies was about 2 million people in 1770 and didn't (79) much in that four-year period. Basic economics tells us this
(80) increase in supply without more customers meant the price of tea had to fall.
Q99.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (79).
- Acondense
- Bshrink
- Cexpand
- Dconstrict
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Concept: The argument: supply rose but customers did not increase.
- Population 'didn't expand much' = did not grow much.
- condense, shrink, constrict mean 'become smaller' – with 'didn't' they would wrongly suggest growth.
Trick: Negative + word: check the final meaning. 'didn't expand' = stayed nearly the same – matches 'without more customers'.
Answer: (C) expand
अवधारणा: तर्क: आपूर्ति बढ़ी, पर ग्राहक नहीं बढ़े।
हल:
- जनसंख्या 'didn't expand much' = ज़्यादा नहीं बढ़ी।
- condense, shrink, constrict = छोटा होना; 'didn't' के साथ अर्थ उल्टा हो जाएगा।
ट्रिक: नकारात्मक + शब्द का अंतिम अर्थ जाँचें: 'didn't expand' = लगभग स्थिर – 'without more customers' से मेल।
उत्तर: (C) expand
SSC GDEnglishCloze test – population growthSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The volume of tea imports into the Colonies rose (76) a very fast rate in the four years (77) up to the Boston Tea Party. They went from 55 tonnes in 1770, which was close to the amount (78) in the harbour, to 370 tonnes the year the tea was dumped. This was an increase of almost seven times. The population of the Colonies was about 2 million people in 1770 and didn't (79) much in that four-year period. Basic economics tells us this
(80) increase in supply without more customers meant the price of tea had to fall.
Q100.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (80).
- Adramatic
- Bunderstated
- Cmundane
- Ddull
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Concept: The adjective must describe a very large, sudden increase.
- 55 → 370 tonnes = almost seven times in four years.
- Such a rise is dramatic; mundane, dull and understated suggest something small or ordinary.
Trick: Number clues in a passage (seven times!) usually point to strong words like dramatic, sharp, steep.
Answer: (A) dramatic
अवधारणा: विशेषण को बहुत बड़ी और अचानक वृद्धि बतानी है।
हल:
- 55 → 370 टन = चार वर्षों में लगभग सात गुना।
- ऐसी वृद्धि dramatic है; mundane, dull, understated साधारण/छोटी बात बताते हैं।
ट्रिक: गद्यांश में संख्या संकेत (सात गुना!) हों तो dramatic, sharp, steep जैसे प्रबल शब्द चुनें।
उत्तर: (A) dramatic
SSC GDEnglishCloze test – adjective for a sharp riseSSC GD 2025 · 21 Feb Shift 2