SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 25

SSC CGL - 13th June 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q25

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Charlie Chaplin's rise to fame paralleled the ______ growth of Hollywood movies in the first decades of the century.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

Concept/Grammar rules

Meaning of other words

The word in the blank should mean something like sudden and exponential.

The word explosive (when used as an adjective) is appropriate.

Ex: It is decomposed by water with explosive violence.

Sluggish - moving slowly.

Progressing - moving forward.

Delayed - late or slow.