SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 178

SSC CPO - 10 Dec 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q178

Select the correct option:
They treated the interim guidelines as ___, pending formal ratification.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The phrase is:

“treated … as provisional”

Provisional = temporary, not final (fits perfectly with “pending formal ratification”)

Correct sentence:

They treated the interim guidelines as provisional, pending formal ratification.

Other options:

Provisionally (adverb)

Provisioned (verb form)

Provision (noun)

Hindi meaning:

Provisional = अस्थायी / अस्थायी रूप से लागू