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Question 11

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Which of the given options arranges the following sentences in the most logical sequence to form a meaningful paragraph? 

  1. Without keystone species, entire ecosystems can collapse, leading to significant biodiversity loss.
  2. The concept of a keystone species was first introduced by ecologist Robert Paine, who studied the effect of removing certain predators from an ecosystem.
  3. Keystone species play a disproportionately large role in maintaining the structure and stability of their ecosystems.
  4. For example, sea otters help regulate sea urchin populations, preventing the destruction of kelp forests.
  5. This idea revolutionized ecology by highlighting how some species have a far greater impact on their environment than others.
  1. AOption (a)

    1-3-2-4-5 

  2. BOption (b)

    3-2-5-4-1

  3. COption (c)

    4-3-2-5-1 

  4. DOption (d)

    5-2-3-1-4 

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Answer: (a)A.

1-3-2-4-5 

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Question 12

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word:

FRUGAL

  1. AOption (a)

    Lavish 

  2. BOption (b)

    Thrifty 

  3. COption (c)

    Extravagant 

  4. DOption (d)

    Wasteful 

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Answer: (a)A.

Lavish 

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Question 13

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Obstinate

  1. AOption (a)

    Adamant 

  2. BOption (b)

    Stubborn  

  3. COption (c)

    Pliable 

  4. DOption (d)

    Headstrong 

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Answer: (a)A.

Adamant 

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Question 14

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Superfluous

  1. AOption (a)

    Redundant 

  2. BOption (b)

    Unnecessary 

  3. COption (c)

    Essential 

  4. DOption (d)

    Extra 

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Answer: (a)A.

Redundant 

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Question 15

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word:

INTRANSIGENCE

  1. AOption (a)

    Obedience 

  2. BOption (b)

    Stubbornness 

  3. COption (c)

    Submission 

  4. DOption (d)

    Compliance 

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Answer: (a)A.

Obedience 

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Question 16

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word:

MELANCHOLY

  1. AOption (a)

    Excitement 

  2. BOption (b)

    Joy 

  3. COption (c)

    Aloof 

  4. DOption (d)

    Sadness

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Answer: (a)A.

Excitement 

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Question 17

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Choose the correct meaning of idiom:

Not worth his salt

  1. AOption (a)

    Lacking in courage  

  2. BOption (b)

    Unable to learn 

  3. COption (c)

    Too proud to work 

  4. DOption (d)

    Undeserving of the pay/respect he gets 

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Answer: (a)A.

Lacking in courage  

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Question 18

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Propitiate

  1. AOption (a)

    Appease 

  2. BOption (b)

    Mollify 

  3. COption (c)

    Placate 

  4. DOption (d)

    Enrage

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Answer: (a)A.

Appease 

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Question 19

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Find the correct spelling of a word that refers to a rule or principle. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Axiom

  2. BOption (b)

    Axion

  3. COption (c)

    Axom

  4. DOption (d)

    Axiome 

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Answer: (a)A.

Axiom

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Question 20

SSC CPO 2025• English Comprehension

Which of these is the correct spelling of a term meaning ‘questioning everything’? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Pyrrhonism 

  2. BOption (b)

    Pyrhonism  

  3. COption (c)

    Pyrhhonism 

  4. DOption (d)

    Pirronism 

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Answer: (a)A.

Pyrrhonism 

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