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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 10

SSC GD Constable (English) - 24 Jan 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q10

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Residents of the area are still trying to come to terms with the ______________ of the disaster.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

  • The sentence implies that the residents are trying to except the seriousness and extremity of the disaster.
  • The word "enormity" is used to describe the extreme scale or seriousness of something.
  • The meaning of the other words are:

    • Heinousness: The quality of being extremely wicked or abominable.

    • Duress: Threats, violence, or other pressure used to compel someone into doing something. 

    • Atrocity: An extremely cruel, wicked, or brutal act.