SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 98

SSC CGL - 10 Sep 2024 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q98

‘Blossom’ is related to ‘Wither’ in the same way as ‘Stagnate’ is related to ‘________’.

(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Flow.

Blossom means to bloom or thrive.

Wither means to shrivel, die, or decline.

'Blossom' is the opposite of 'Wither',

Stagnate means to be still, not moving, not developing 

Flow means to move smoothly and continuously

Similarly, 'Stagnate' is the opposite of 'Flow'.