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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 5

SSC CGL - 6th March 2020 Shift 1 • English • Q5

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Select the SYNONYM of the given word.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

Let's have a look at the meaning of the given options:-

  1. Favoured- to support somebody/something; to prefer.
  2. Preferred- (not used in the continuous tenses) to choose something rather than something else; to like something better.
  3. Feared- to be afraid of somebody/something or of doing something.
  4. Adored- to love and admire somebody/something very much.
  5. Compared- to consider people or things in order to see how similar or how different they are.

As the chosen option expresses the best meaning of the given word it will be correct.