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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CHSL - 14th October 2020 - Shift 3 • English • Q11

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

Students who are capable of understanding and managing their ‘emotional intelligence’ do better at school in _________ to their peers who lack the ability.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

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

  1. comparison- an act of comparing; a statement in which people or things are compared.
  2. difference- the way that people or things are not the same or the way that somebody/something has changed.
  3. similarity- the state of being almost the same, or a particular way in which something is almost the same.
  4. resemblance- the quality or state of resembling; especially: correspondence in appearance or superficial qualities.

There is a sense of comparison in the given statement hence, the chosen option will complete the statement.

The correct sentence will be-

Students who are capable of understanding and managing their ‘emotional intelligence’ do better at school in comparison to their peers who lack the ability.