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SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CGL - 21 Sep 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q11

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Select the correct option:

____ the enormity of the challenge, the volunteers pressed on resolutely.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: 'Given'

'Given the enormity of the challenge, the volunteers pressed on resolutely.'

Why 'Given' and not 'Granted':

  • 'Given' functions here as a preposition meaning 'considering' or 'taking into account' — it naturally introduces a fact/circumstance before stating the outcome. This is the standard, idiomatic usage in such sentences.
  • 'Granted' is typically used with 'that' ('Granted that the challenge was enormous...') or in a more formal concessive sense ('Granted, the challenge was enormous, but...'). Using 'Granted' alone before a noun phrase (without 'that') sounds less natural/idiomatic here.

So the fluent, grammatically preferred choice is 'Given.'