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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 20

SSC CGL - 13 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • English • Q20

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Gradual

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Abrupt.

  • The word 'Gradual' means 'happening or changing slowly over a long period of time or distance'.

For example: There has been a gradual improvement in our sales figures over the last two years.

  • The most appropriate antonym of the given word is 'Abrupt' which means 'sudden and not expected, often with unpleasant results'.

Let's see the meaning of the given words:

  • Gentle: calm, kind, or soft; not violent or severe.
  • Regular: happening or doing something often; existing or happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next; even.
  • Slow: moving, happening, or doing something without much speed.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Abrupt.