SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 8

SSC CGL - 12 April 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q8

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Optional

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Antonym: a word opposite in meaning to another.

Optional means available to be chosen but not obligatory.

Compulsory is the correct antonym that means required by law or a rule; obligatory.

Meaning of other words:

Voluntary: working, done, or maintained without payment.

Arbitrary: based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Elective: an optional course of study.