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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 180

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q180

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Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. altitude.

  1. Rectitude means morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness.
  2. Longitude means the angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  3. Latitude means the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  4. Altitude means the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

Option 4 expresses the meaning of the given words and is hence the answer to our question.