SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CGL - 13 Sep 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q18

Select the correct option:  

The professor’s comments were filled with so much technical language that their _______________ made them difficult to comprehend.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. opacity

Introduction: The sentence describes how the professor’s overuse of technical language made the comments hard to understand.

Context: The blank requires a noun that means “lack of clarity.”

Analysis of the given options:

  • Opacity: The quality of being difficult to understand or not transparent.
  • Opaque: An adjective meaning not transparent.
  • Opacus: A Latin word referring to clouds—irrelevant here.
  • Opalescent: Showing a milky, iridescent color.

Correct word: Opacity

Reason: The sentence refers to the quality that made the comments difficult to understand, hence the noun “opacity” fits.

Final Sentence: The professor’s comments were filled with so much technical language that their opacity made them difficult to comprehend.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.