Directions: Each item in this section consists of sentences with an underlined word followed by four words or group of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

The village fair was cancelled due to incessant rains.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 27 Jul 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "Sporadic."

Key Points

The word "incessant" means never stopping (and usually annoying). (अविराम, निरंतर (और प्रायः खीज पैदा करने वाला))
- Example: The region endured weeks of incessant rain.
The antonym of "incessant" is "sporadic."
The word "sporadic" means not done or happening regularly. (अनियमित (रूप से किया गया या होने वाला))
- Example: More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic outbursts of ethnic violence.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Additional Information

Insistent: saying strongly that you must have or do something, or that somebody else must do something. (हठी, आग्रही, आग्रहशील)
Daily: done, made or happening every day. (प्रतिदिन, प्रतिदिन का, दैनिक)
Continual: happening again and again. (बारंबार होने वाला, लगातार, निंरतर)