SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CPO - 25 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • English • Q44

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

Downfall that satisfies natural justice

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. nemesis.

  • Nemesis means the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.
  • The meaning of the other words are:
    • Paradox: a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
    • Climax: the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.
    • Catharsis: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.