Entrance Exams
Govt. Exams
A semicolon connects two independent clauses that have a strong logical relationship. Here, both clauses are complete sentences with connected ideas.
Perfunctory means done routinely without care or interest. Superficial means lacking depth, which aligns with this meaning.
In option A, 'he' is ambiguous—it's unclear whether it refers to the manager or the employee, creating an unclear pronoun reference.
Obfuscate means to make obscure or unclear intentionally. In this context, the politician is deliberately confusing the issue.
Parallel structure requires consistent grammatical forms. Option B uses gerunds (reading, writing, painting) consistently throughout the series.
Ephemeral is opposite to Permanent. Taciturn (silent/reserved) is opposite to Eloquent (expressive). The relationship is antonymous.
In British English, collective nouns like 'committee' can take plural verbs. In American English, 'has' is standard. However, 'have' is not incorrect in British usage, making C the best answer for SSC context.
'Number' is used for countable nouns (students), 'amount' for uncountable nouns (time, money, luggage is uncountable).
Vindicate means to clear someone of blame or suspicion, or to prove them right. It's about exoneration.
First conditional uses 'if + present simple, will + verb'. This is the correct structure for likely future events.