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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q44

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Select the option which is the most appropriate one word substitution for the given group of words.

Giving up one's authority or throne

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

The meaning of the words given above as options ate-

  1. Abduction- act of kidnapping someone.
  2. Abjection-the state of being terrible and without hope.
  3. Abjuration-act of renouncing something under an oath.
  4. Abdication- to give up a formal higher post in favour of someone else.

So, the appropriate word with meaning same as given in the question is ‘abdication’.

The correct answer is option 4.