SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 21

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q21

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Scold

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Praise.

Antonym: a word opposite in meaning to another.

Scold means to speak angrily to somebody.

Praise is the correct antonym that means to say that somebody/something is good.

Meaning of other words:

Nag: to worry or irritate somebody continuously.

Alarm: a warning of danger.

Avoid: to keep away from somebody/something.