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SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CGL Tier II English - 17/02/2018 • English • Q40

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A person’s last performance

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. Swan song.

  1. Prognosis means the likely course of a medical condition.

  2. Elegy means a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

  3. Memoir means a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.

  4. Swan song means the final performance or activity of a person's career.

Option 4 expresses the meaning of the given words and hence becomes the correct answer.