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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 3

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q3

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

SCARCE

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Plentiful.

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

  1. Scarce: (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand.
  2. Plentiful: existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant.
  3. Scanty: small or insufficient in quantity or amount.
  4. Seldom: not often; rarely.
  5. Few: a small number of.

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