SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CHSL - 5th July 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q11

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

PROSPERITY

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Adversity.

Word meaning

Usage

Synonym / Antonym

PROSPERITY: a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially.

It has the antonym ‘Adversity’ which means ‘Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else’.

Science would solve everything, prosperity would grow indefinitely, and people would thrive.

Synonyms:

  • success,
  • riches,
  • plenty,
  • ease

Antonym: 

  • Hardship,
  • Failure,
  • calamity,
  • cataclysm,
  • catastrophe

Meaning of other words:

Simplicity: the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do.

Nobility: the quality of being noble in character.

Affinity: a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.