SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 4

SSC MTS Previous Year - 02 August 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q4

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Fertile
 

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Barren.

Word meaning

Usage

Synonym

Antonym

Fertile: producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops.

It has the antonym ‘Barren’ which means ‘too poor to produce much or any vegetation’.

The ground was fertile, with alluvial, or unconsolidated, soil.

fecund

fruitful

productive

high-yielding

prolific

sterile

barren

infecund

Meaning of other words:

Civilized: at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

Sane: of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill.

Tough: able to endure hardship or pain.