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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 77

SSC CGL Tier II - 26 October 2023 • English • Q77

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Select the most appropriate option in the superlative degree that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

This is the challenge task I have ever encountered.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. most challenging.

  • The most appropriate option is "most challenging" because it correctly uses the superlative degree to indicate that the task is the highest in level of difficulty among all tasks encountered.
  • "Most challenging" effectively communicates that this particular task stands out as the most difficult compared to others.
  • "More challenging" is a comparative form, which is not suitable for expressing the highest degree of difficulty.
  • "Challenging" is just an adjective without any degree modification, and "much challenging" is grammatically incorrect.