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SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 16

SSC CHSL - 8th July 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q16

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ASCENT

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

Let's have a look at the meaning of the given options-

  1. Ascent: a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill.
  2. Recent: having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present.
  3. Crescent: the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon.
  4. Nascent: just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
  5. Descent: a movement down to a lower place.

As the chosen option expresses the opposite meaning of the given word it will be the correct answer.