SSC CPO 2024 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CPO - 29 June 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q2

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. During vacations, Geeta saw a saltwater lake separated from the sea by rocks and sand where she did kayak for the first time.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. lagoon.

Lagoon is a body of water separated from larger bodies of water by a natural barrier. Here, the saltwater lake i.e. a body of water is separated from a larger body of water i.e. sea by natural barriers that are rocks and sand. 

Other options mean:

River is any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks.

Ditch is a small to moderate trench created to channel water.

Sea is a large body of salt water.