SSC GD (09 June 2024)

The correct answer is option 1.

Let's have a look at the meanings of the conjunctions:

• so- and for this reason; therefore.

• than- introducing the second element in a comparison.

• but- used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned.

• then- after that; next; afterwards,

• Since the given sentence tries to convey that the subject didn't get the job because of his age, the conjunction 'so' will serve the desired purpose.

Correct Sentence: "I was old, so I did not get the job."

The correct answer is Option 1.

Dance to someone's tune means to comply completely with someone's demands. Therefore Option 1 best fits the meaning and all other options are irrelevant to the meaning of the given phrase.

Correct option: 3.

Arsenal basically means a collection of weapons and military equipment.

Other three words basically mean a sort of range or a group of things (not specifically weaponry).

Hence, they are not correct.

The correct answer is Option 1.

The correct spelling is 'fortieth'

Option 1 is the correct solution.

Concise means brief but comprehensive. So, the synonym for Concise is brief.

The correct answer is option 4.

Intricate means very complicated or detailed.

Colourful means having much or varied colour; bright.

Complete means having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Connected means joined together so as to provide access and communication.

Complex means consisting of many different and connected parts.

The correct answer is Option 2.

The meaning of the word 'necessary' is 'Required, essential'.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. someone who unexpectedly succeeds.

The meaning of the given idiom is -a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.

The meaning of the phrase is as same as the chosen option.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. but also English.

• The error is in the last part of the sentence.

• 'Not only .... but also' is the correct co-relative conjunction.

• Correlative conjunctions work together (co-) and relate one sentence element to another. They include pairs such as "both/and," "either/or," "neither/nor," "not/but" and "not only/but also."

• Corrected sentence: He speaks not only Hindi fluently but to also English.

• Fast is a word that can act as an adjective as well as an adverb. In the sentence 'She is a fast runner', fast is an adjective as it qualifies noun (runner).

• While in the sentence, 'My grandfather walks very fast', fast is qualifying the verb 'walk'.

It should be noted that 'quick' and 'nice' are adjectives, hence, they can't be used.

• Note: Word 'fastly' is not an appropriate word though it is used by people.

Hence, we conclude that 'fast' is an appropriate word.