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SSC CHSL 2021 · Question 16 of 25

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word. The mother's tired and overrought mind could not process / the information of the demise of her only son / and she sat like a statue even when her / tormentors passed several obnoxious comments.

Spelling

  1. Aher tormentors passed several obnoxious comments
  2. BThe mother's tired and overrought mind could not processCorrect
  3. Cthe information of the demise of her only son
  4. Dand she sat like a statue even when her

Answer: B. The mother's tired and overrought mind could not process

Explanation

The segment that contains a spelling mistake is:The mother's tired and overrought mind could not process Key Points In this segment, the incorrectly spelled word is: overrought The correct spelling should be: overwrought Overwrought: In a state of being upset, nervous, and worried. (परेशान, घबराए और चिंतित होने की स्थिति में) Example -She was so tired and overwrought that she burst into tears. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2 , which contains an incorrectly spelt word. Corrected sentence:The mother's tired and overwrought mind could not process / the information of the demise of her only son / and she sat like a statue even when her / tormentors passed several obnoxious comments.

Source: SSC CHSL 2021 Tier-I paper held 25-May-2022 (Shift 3) — prepp.in solved paper (English Language section only; rest of paper is Hindi medium) · reliable-secondary

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