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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 16

SSC MTS Previous Year - 05 August 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q16

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In the following passage some words have been deleted.Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Obesity is a condition where the body stores excess fat leading to a considerable 1.______in the body weight.It is increasing 2._____a fast pace in our country.It has 3.______adverse health effects and can even 4.______to premature death.The basic cause of obesityis 5.______imbalance between energy intake and energy expanditure.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Immense

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Massive.

Word meaning

Usage

Synonym

Antonym

Immense: extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.

It has the synonym ‘Massive’ which means ‘large and heavy or solid’.

The price is immense, and much beyond what I can ever attempt to pay.

huge

vast

massive

enormous

minute

small-scale

mini

Meaning of other words:

Insignificant: too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

Dull: lacking interest or excitement.

Minute: extremely small.