SSC CGL 2016 PYQ — Question 196

SSC CGL Tier II English - 1/12/2016 • English • Q196

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Inscription on a gravestone

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 I.e.epitaph.

  • obituary- a piece of writing about a person’s life that is printed in a newspaper soon after he/she has died.
  • memorial- something that is built or done to remind people of an event or a person.
  • epitaph- words that are written or said about a dead person, especially words written on a stone where he/she is buried.
  • epigraph- a short phrase or sentence, etc. on a building or statue, or as an introduction to a book or a part of it.

As the chosen option expresses the meaning of the given group of words it will be correct.