SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 179

SSC CPO - 9 Dec 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q179

Select the correct option:
At no point during the trial ___ his composure.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

did he lose

Explanation:

The sentence begins with a negative phrase:

“At no point…”

When such negative expressions come at the beginning, we use inversion (auxiliary verb before subject).

the correct structure :

At no point during the trial did he lose his composure.

Other options:

he lost → no inversion

had he lost → incorrect tense

lost he → incorrect structure

Hindi meaning:

मुकदमे के दौरान उसने कभी भी अपना धैर्य नहीं खोया।