SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 108

SSC Stenographer - 07 Aug 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q108

Read the passage and answer the questions:

Changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound into remarkable results if you're willing to stick with them for years. We often convince ourselves that massive success requires massive action. Whether it's losing weight, building a business, or learning a new skill, we put pressure on ourselves to make some earth-shattering improvement that everyone will notice.

However, improvement by just 1 percent each day may not be noticeable in the moment, but over time it can be far more meaningful. The same way that money compounds with interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them. The outcomes you see in your life today are often the result of small choices made over time, rather than dramatic changes.

This is why habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. The longer you stick with them, the greater the returns. But just as positive habits can compound in your favor, negative habits can compound against you. A slight slip in discipline today may not seem like a big deal, but if repeated, it can steer you in a completely different direction.

Success, then, is not a single event-it is the result of daily choices, made consistently over time.

What type of pronoun is the word “This” in the sentence, “This is why habits are the compound interest of self-improvement." ? 

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Demonstrative pronoun.

In the sentence, "This is why habits are the compound interest of self-improvement," the word "This" functions as a pronoun that points back to the entire preceding concept (the idea that small, repeated actions lead to massive results).

Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those) are used to point to specific things or concepts.

Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, itself) end in "-self" or "-selves" and refer back to the subject.

Subjective pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) act as the subject of a sentence.

Abstract pronoun is not a standard grammatical category for pronouns.