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Q5961.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
Spoken or done without any previous thought or preparation
  1. AInaugural
  2. BMaiden
  3. CExtempore
  4. DInitiative
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Concept: Speech or action done without previous thought or preparation = Extempore.

  1. Extempore speech = an impromptu speech.
  2. Inaugural = first/opening; Maiden = first (maiden voyage); Initiative = ability to start things – none means ‘unprepared’.

Yaad rakhein: Extempore = ex tempore, ‘on the spur of the moment’; same as impromptu.

Answer: (C) Extempore

अवधारणा: बिना पूर्व-विचार या तैयारी के बोला या किया गया = Extempore (तात्कालिक)।

  1. Extempore speech = बिना तैयारी का भाषण।
  2. Inaugural = उद्घाटन संबंधी, Maiden = पहला, Initiative = पहल – ‘बिना तैयारी’ का अर्थ नहीं।

याद रखें: Extempore = impromptu = तत्काल, बिना तैयारी।

उत्तर: (C) Extempore

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne-word substitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5962.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
A place where coins are made
  1. ATrough
  2. BPost Office
  3. CGrove
  4. DMint
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Concept: A place where coins (and currency) are made = Mint.

  1. The Government of India mints coins at Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Noida.
  2. Trough = feeding box for animals; Grove = small group of trees; Post Office = mail service.

Yaad rakhein: ‘Mint condition’ = as new as a freshly minted coin.

Answer: (D) Mint

अवधारणा: जहाँ सिक्के बनाए जाते हैं = Mint (टकसाल)।

  1. भारत में सिक्के मुंबई, हैदराबाद, कोलकाता और नोएडा की टकसालों में बनते हैं।
  2. Trough = पशुओं की नाँद, Grove = पेड़ों का झुरमुट, Post Office = डाकघर।

याद रखें: Mint = टकसाल; ‘mint condition’ = एकदम नया।

उत्तर: (D) Mint

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne-word substitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5963.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Vague
  1. AElegant
  2. BRegal
  3. CDefinite
  4. DDwarf
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Concept: Vague = unclear, not precise.

  1. Opposite = Definite (clear, exact).
  2. Elegant = graceful; Regal = royal; Dwarf = very small – unrelated.

Yaad rakhein: vague answer ↔ definite answer.

Answer: (C) Definite

अवधारणा: Vague = अस्पष्ट, धुँधला।

  1. विलोम = Definite (निश्चित, स्पष्ट)।
  2. Elegant = सुरुचिपूर्ण, Regal = शाही, Dwarf = बौना – असंबंधित।

याद रखें: vague ↔ definite (अस्पष्ट ↔ निश्चित)।

उत्तर: (C) Definite

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5964.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
Something of monstrous size or power
  1. ABulk
  2. BAmazon
  3. CHeavyweight
  4. DBehemoth
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Concept: Something of monstrous size or power = Behemoth.

  1. Behemoth originally named a huge biblical beast; now any enormous, powerful thing (a corporate behemoth).
  2. Bulk = large mass; Heavyweight = influential person; Amazon = a tall strong woman / river – not ‘monstrous’.

Yaad rakhein: Behemoth = giant monster; think ‘behe-MOTH’ – a monster-sized moth!

Answer: (D) Behemoth

अवधारणा: भयानक/विशाल आकार या शक्ति वाली चीज़ = Behemoth।

  1. Behemoth मूलतः एक विशाल पौराणिक जीव; अब कोई भी अत्यधिक बड़ी, शक्तिशाली चीज़।
  2. Bulk = ढेर/मात्रा, Heavyweight = प्रभावशाली व्यक्ति, Amazon = लंबी-तगड़ी स्त्री/नदी – ‘monstrous’ नहीं।

याद रखें: Behemoth = दैत्याकार।

उत्तर: (D) Behemoth

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne-word substitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5965.
Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression to fill in the blank.
Our Director took a meeting and asked us to express our views on ___________ of the new HR policy.
  1. Athe bandwagon
  2. Bthe pros and cons
  3. Cthe hook
  4. Dthe ups and downs
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Concept: The pros and cons = the advantages and disadvantages of something.

  1. A director asks for views on the advantages and disadvantages of a new policy → the pros and cons.
  2. Bandwagon = popular trend; off the hook = free from blame; ups and downs = good and bad times (for life/events, not a policy).

Yaad rakhein: pros = for, cons = against.

Answer: (B) the pros and cons

अवधारणा: The pros and cons = किसी चीज़ के लाभ और हानियाँ।

  1. नई HR नीति के लाभ-हानि पर विचार माँगे गए → the pros and cons।
  2. Bandwagon = चलन, off the hook = दोषमुक्त, ups and downs = जीवन के उतार-चढ़ाव (नीति के लिए नहीं)।

याद रखें: pros = पक्ष में, cons = विपक्ष में।

उत्तर: (B) the pros and cons

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdioms – fill in the blankSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5966.
Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He got a burst of energy and started digging again.
  1. Atook bull by the horns
  2. Ba fancy of someone
  3. Csecond wind
  4. Dheart on the sleeve
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Concept: Second wind = a fresh burst of energy after tiredness, allowing one to continue.

  1. ‘got a burst of energy and started digging again’ → ‘got a second wind’.
  2. Take the bull by the horns = face a problem boldly; heart on the sleeve = show feelings openly; ‘a fancy of someone’ = liking – none means new energy.

Yaad rakhein: Runners get a ‘second wind’ – breath and strength return mid-race.

Answer: (C) second wind

अवधारणा: Second wind = थकान के बाद फिर से मिली ऊर्जा।

  1. ‘ऊर्जा का उछाल आया और फिर खोदने लगा’ → ‘got a second wind’।
  2. Take the bull by the horns = साहस से समस्या का सामना, heart on the sleeve = भावनाएँ खुलकर दिखाना, a fancy of someone = पसंद – नई ऊर्जा का अर्थ नहीं।

याद रखें: दौड़ में थकने के बाद फिर से साँस/ताकत लौटना = second wind।

उत्तर: (C) second wind

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdioms – substitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5967.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Brave
  1. AElegant
  2. BCordial
  3. CCowardly
  4. DCourageous
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Concept: Brave = ready to face danger without fear.

  1. Opposite = Cowardly (lacking courage).
  2. Courageous is a synonym; Elegant = graceful; Cordial = warm, friendly.

Yaad rakhein: brave ↔ cowardly; brave = courageous (synonym trap).

Answer: (C) Cowardly

अवधारणा: Brave = साहसी, निडर।

  1. विलोम = Cowardly (कायर)।
  2. Courageous समानार्थी है (जाल); Elegant = सुरुचिपूर्ण, Cordial = सौहार्दपूर्ण।

याद रखें: Antonym प्रश्न में synonym (Courageous) विकल्प जाल होता है।

उत्तर: (C) Cowardly

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5968.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Behold
  1. ALook
  2. BBurden
  3. CFortunate
  4. DPredict
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Concept: Behold (literary) = to see or observe, to look at.

  1. ‘Behold the beauty of the mountains’ = look at it → Look.
  2. Burden = load; Fortunate = lucky; Predict = foretell – unrelated.

Yaad rakhein: ‘Lo and behold!’ = look and see!

Answer: (A) Look

अवधारणा: Behold (साहित्यिक) = देखना, निहारना।

  1. ‘Behold the beauty of the mountains’ = पहाड़ों की सुंदरता देखो → Look।
  2. Burden = बोझ, Fortunate = भाग्यशाली, Predict = भविष्यवाणी करना – असंबंधित।

याद रखें: ‘Lo and behold!’ = देखो तो!

उत्तर: (A) Look

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSynonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5969.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
A gust of wind came abruptly and our sand castle toppled.
  1. Atumbled down
  2. Bran after
  3. Cturned up
  4. Dblew out
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Concept: Topple = to become unsteady and fall over.

  1. The sand castle fell over → it tumbled down (fell, collapsed).
  2. Ran after = chased; Turned up = arrived/appeared; Blew out = extinguished (a flame) – do not mean falling.

Yaad rakhein: topple = tumble down = collapse.

Answer: (A) tumbled down

अवधारणा: Topple = लड़खड़ाकर गिर जाना।

  1. रेत का महल गिर गया → tumbled down (ढह गया)।
  2. Ran after = पीछा किया, Turned up = आ पहुँचा, Blew out = बुझाया – गिरने का अर्थ नहीं।

याद रखें: topple = tumble down = ढहना।

उत्तर: (A) tumbled down

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionPhrasal verbs – substitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5970.
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
Luckily, I managed to get a room in the college hostel, and I move in there.
  1. Aand I move in there
  2. BLuckily, I managed to get a room
  3. Cin the college hostel
  4. DNo error
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Concept: Two connected actions in one narrative sentence must keep a consistent tense.

  1. First clause is in past: ‘I managed to get a room’.
  2. The second action also happened in the past, so ‘I move in’ should be ‘I moved in there’.
  3. Error is in ‘and I move in there’.

Trick: ‘and’ se jude do kaam ek hi samay ke hon to dono ka tense same rakho.

Answer: (A) and I move in there

अवधारणा: एक ही कथा-वाक्य में जुड़ी दो क्रियाओं का काल (tense) एक-सा होना चाहिए।

  1. पहला उपवाक्य भूतकाल में है: ‘I managed to get a room’।
  2. दूसरी क्रिया भी भूतकाल की है, अतः ‘I move in’ के स्थान पर ‘I moved in there’।
  3. त्रुटि ‘and I move in there’ में है।

ट्रिक: ‘and’ से जुड़ी क्रियाएँ एक ही समय की हों तो tense समान रखें।

उत्तर: (A) and I move in there

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionError spotting – tenseSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5971.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Open your heart
  1. AImmediately think of something
  2. BShare your deepest feelings
  3. CFeel relieved because the stress is removed
  4. DCould do something very easily
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Concept: Open your heart = to share your deepest feelings and thoughts with someone.

  1. She opened her heart to her friend = told her true feelings → Share your deepest feelings.
  2. ‘Immediately think of something’ = spring to mind; ‘feel relieved’ = weight off your shoulders; ‘do easily’ = with eyes closed.

Yaad rakhein: Open your heart = pour your heart out.

Answer: (B) Share your deepest feelings

अवधारणा: Open your heart = अपनी गहरी भावनाएँ किसी से साझा करना (दिल खोलकर बात करना)।

  1. She opened her heart to her friend = मन की बात कह दी → Share your deepest feelings।
  2. अन्य विकल्प दूसरे मुहावरों (spring to mind, weight off your shoulders आदि) के अर्थ हैं।

याद रखें: Open your heart = pour your heart out = दिल खोलना।

उत्तर: (B) Share your deepest feelings

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdiomsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5972.
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution of the given group of words.
A list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.
  1. ABibliography
  2. BBibliophile
  3. CBibliotheca
  4. DBibliomemoir
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Concept: A list of sources used or referred to in a work = Bibliography.

  1. biblio (book) + graphy (writing/list) = list of books/sources at the end of a thesis or book.
  2. Bibliophile = book lover; Bibliotheca = a library/collection of books; Bibliomemoir = a memoir about books one has read.

Yaad rakhein: -graphy = list/record; -phile = lover.

Answer: (A) Bibliography

अवधारणा: किसी रचना में प्रयुक्त/संदर्भित स्रोतों की सूची = Bibliography (ग्रंथसूची)।

  1. biblio (पुस्तक) + graphy (लेखन/सूची) = पुस्तक या शोध-पत्र के अंत में दी गई स्रोत-सूची।
  2. Bibliophile = पुस्तक-प्रेमी, Bibliotheca = पुस्तकालय/संग्रह, Bibliomemoir = पढ़ी गई पुस्तकों पर संस्मरण।

याद रखें: -graphy = सूची/लेखन, -phile = प्रेमी।

उत्तर: (A) Bibliography

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne-word substitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5973.
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.
The company had some initial problems, but now it is ________.
  1. Aflying like a rock
  2. Bflying the nest
  3. Cflying a kite
  4. Dflying high
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Concept: Flying high = being very successful.

  1. ‘Initial problems, but now…’ signals a positive contrast → the company is flying high.
  2. Fly the nest = leave home; fly a kite = test opinion with an idea; ‘flying like a rock’ = would fall (failure) – not fitting.

Trick: ‘but’ ke baad ulta (positive) bhav aayega – success wala idiom chuno.

Answer: (D) flying high

अवधारणा: Flying high = बहुत सफल होना।

  1. ‘शुरू में समस्याएँ थीं, but अब…’ – सकारात्मक विरोध → flying high।
  2. Fly the nest = घर छोड़ना, fly a kite = राय परखने के लिए विचार उछालना, ‘flying like a rock’ = गिरना/असफलता।

ट्रिक: ‘but’ के बाद विपरीत (सकारात्मक) भाव – सफलता वाला idiom चुनें।

उत्तर: (D) flying high

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdioms – fill in the blankSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5974.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Burn one’s bridges
  1. AWorking very hard
  2. BImpossible to return to an earlier state
  3. CHaving an overnight success
  4. DAttack on one’s enemy
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Concept: Burn one’s bridges = to act in a way that makes it impossible to go back to an earlier situation or relationship.

  1. Burning the bridge you crossed leaves no way to return.
  2. He insulted his boss while resigning – he burnt his bridges.
  3. Other options describe hard work, sudden success or attack – not this idea.

Yaad rakhein: Burn bridges = no way back (also ‘burn one’s boats’).

Answer: (B) Impossible to return to an earlier state

अवधारणा: Burn one’s bridges = ऐसा काम करना जिससे पहले वाली स्थिति/संबंध में लौटना असंभव हो जाए।

  1. जिस पुल से आए उसे जला देने पर वापसी का रास्ता नहीं बचता।
  2. He insulted his boss while resigning – उसने वापसी के रास्ते बंद कर दिए।
  3. अन्य विकल्प कड़ी मेहनत, अचानक सफलता या हमले से संबंधित हैं।

याद रखें: Burn bridges/boats = वापसी का रास्ता बंद।

उत्तर: (B) Impossible to return to an earlier state

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdiomsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5975.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
An ability to do several things at the same time.
  1. AIndictment
  2. BBlasphemy
  3. CUnitasking
  4. DMultitasking
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Concept: The ability to do several things at the same time = Multitasking.

  1. multi (many) + tasking = handling many tasks simultaneously.
  2. Unitasking = doing one task at a time (opposite); Indictment = formal charge; Blasphemy = insulting God/sacred things.

Yaad rakhein: multi = many, uni = one.

Answer: (D) Multitasking

अवधारणा: एक ही समय में कई काम करने की क्षमता = Multitasking।

  1. multi (अनेक) + tasking = एक साथ कई काम संभालना।
  2. Unitasking = एक समय में एक काम (विपरीत), Indictment = औपचारिक आरोप, Blasphemy = ईश-निंदा।

याद रखें: multi = अनेक, uni = एक।

उत्तर: (D) Multitasking

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne-word substitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5976.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence.
Right now, my hands are full.
  1. AMy hands are filled up
  2. BMy hands are swollen
  3. CI’m very tired
  4. DI’m very busy
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Concept: My hands are full = I am very busy, I have too much to do.

  1. ‘Right now, my hands are full’ = I have no time for anything else → I’m very busy.
  2. Literal meanings (hands filled up/swollen) are wrong; ‘very tired’ is a different idea.

Yaad rakhein: Have one’s hands full = be fully occupied.

Answer: (D) I’m very busy

अवधारणा: My hands are full = मैं बहुत व्यस्त हूँ।

  1. ‘Right now, my hands are full’ = अभी किसी और काम का समय नहीं → I’m very busy।
  2. शाब्दिक अर्थ (हाथ भरे/सूजे) गलत; ‘very tired’ अलग भाव है।

याद रखें: Idiom का शाब्दिक अर्थ प्रायः गलत विकल्प होता है।

उत्तर: (D) I’m very busy

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdiomsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5977.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
  1. AClick
  2. BCaricature
  3. CCumbersome
  4. DCumolative
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Concept: Compare each word with its standard spelling.

  1. Click, Caricature, Cumbersome – correct.
  2. ‘Cumolative’ is wrong; correct spelling is Cumulative (increasing by successive additions).

Yaad rakhein: cumulative comes from ‘accumulate’ – keep the ‘u’: c-u-m-u-l-a-t-i-v-e.

Answer: (D) Cumolative

अवधारणा: हर शब्द को उसकी मानक वर्तनी से मिलाएँ।

  1. Click, Caricature, Cumbersome – सही।
  2. ‘Cumolative’ गलत है; सही Cumulative (संचयी) है।

याद रखें: ‘accumulate’ से याद रखें – ‘u’ बना रहता है: cum-u-lative।

उत्तर: (D) Cumolative

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSpellingSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5978.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Credit
  1. ALitigate
  2. BInstall
  3. CDebit
  4. DImpute
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Concept: Credit = an amount entered as received/added to an account.

  1. Opposite = Debit (an amount taken out of an account).
  2. Litigate = take legal action; Install = set up; Impute = attribute blame – unrelated.

Yaad rakhein: Credit card ↔ Debit card – classic pair.

Answer: (C) Debit

अवधारणा: Credit = खाते में जमा/जुड़ी राशि।

  1. विलोम = Debit (खाते से निकाली गई राशि)।
  2. Litigate = मुकदमा करना, Install = स्थापित करना, Impute = दोष मढ़ना – असंबंधित।

याद रखें: Credit ↔ Debit (जमा ↔ नामे)।

उत्तर: (C) Debit

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 4 Oct Shift 1 →
Q5979.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Boil the ocean
  1. ASomething very big
  2. BSomething which gets hot gradually
  3. CTry to do something impossible
  4. DTo make someone very angry
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Concept: Boil the ocean = to attempt something impossible or far too ambitious.

  1. No one can heat an entire ocean – so the idiom means trying an impossible task.
  2. ‘Something very big’ and ‘gets hot gradually’ are literal guesses; ‘make someone angry’ = make someone’s blood boil.

Yaad rakhein: Boil the ocean = impossible task; ‘make blood boil’ = anger (trap).

Answer: (C) Try to do something impossible

अवधारणा: Boil the ocean = असंभव या अत्यधिक महत्वाकांक्षी काम करने की कोशिश करना।

  1. पूरा समुद्र उबालना असंभव है – इसलिए अर्थ है असंभव कार्य का प्रयास।
  2. ‘Something very big’, ‘gets hot gradually’ शाब्दिक अनुमान हैं; क्रोधित करना = make someone’s blood boil।

याद रखें: Boil the ocean = असंभव काम; make blood boil = गुस्सा दिलाना (जाल)।

उत्तर: (C) Try to do something impossible

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Q5980.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
“You look so young! / When did you completed your graduation?” / asked Rekha / to her neighbour.
  1. Ato her neighbour
  2. BWhen did you completed your graduation?
  3. Casked Rekha
  4. DYou look so young!
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Concept: After the auxiliary did (do/does/did), the main verb takes its base form (V1).

  1. ‘When did you completed …’ – past is already shown by ‘did’, so ‘completed’ is wrong.
  2. Correct: When did you complete your graduation?
  3. Other segments are fine.

Trick: do/does/did + V1 – tense ek hi jagah dikhaya jata hai.

Answer: (B) When did you completed your graduation?

अवधारणा: सहायक क्रिया did (do/does/did) के बाद मुख्य क्रिया का मूल रूप (V1) आता है।

  1. ‘When did you completed …’ – भूतकाल ‘did’ से दिख चुका है, अतः ‘completed’ गलत।
  2. सही: When did you complete your graduation?
  3. बाकी भाग सही हैं।

ट्रिक: do/does/did + V1 – काल केवल एक जगह दिखाया जाता है।

उत्तर: (B) When did you completed your graduation?

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