SSC CHSL 2025 PYQ — Question 24

SSC CHSL - 27 Nov 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q24

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word.
The historian’s theory was considered ______ by mainstream scholars.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The word "apocryphal" means of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. It is the correct spelling and fits the context of a historian's theory being considered questionable by mainstream scholars.