SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CGL - 17 Sep 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q18

Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'Extremely old-fashioned; belonging to a time before the biblical flood".

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e.  Antediluvian.

Correct Word: Antediluvian

Meaning: Extremely old-fashioned or primitive; literally meaning "before the flood" (referring to the biblical flood of Noah).

Example: My grandfather has some antediluvian ideas about how a household should be managed.

Meaning of the other words:

Tale: A fictitious or true narrative or story.

Obsolete: No longer produced or used; out of date.

Medieval: Relating to the Middle Ages (the period in European history from about 600 to 1500).

Hence, the chosen option is correct.