SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 124

SSC Stenographer - 07 Aug 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q124

Find the incorrect part of the sentence:

I returned back from Mumbai last week.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The incorrect part of the sentence is I returned back.

The word return already means "to come or go back," so adding the word back creates a redundancy (pleonasm).

Redundancy: Using "return back" is repetitive, similar to saying "reverse back" or "repeat again."

Correct sentence: I returned from Mumbai last week.