Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option
The report’s language, laden with technical jargon, served more to ___ than to inform the general public.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) obfuscate
Concept (Antonym Clue: More to X Than to Y)
रिपोर्ट की भाषा जनता को सूचित करने के बजाय भ्रमित करने का काम कर रही थी। 'Served more to ... than to inform' में inform के विपरीत भाव वाला शब्द चाहिए, और वह है obfuscate (अस्पष्ट बनाना)। Illuminate और clarify स्पष्ट करने का अर्थ देते हैं, जो inform के अनुकूल है।
✓ सही वाक्य: The report’s language, laden with technical jargon, served more to obfuscate than to inform the general public.
Examiner’s Trap यह है कि illuminate, clarify और communicate जैसे सकारात्मक शब्द आकर्षक लगते हैं, परंतु 'more ... than to inform' के लिए inform के विपरीत भाव चाहिए।
Concept (Antonym Clue: More to X Than to Y) The report's language, full of technical jargon, did something other than inform the public, namely confuse it. In 'served more to ... than to inform' we need the opposite of inform, which is obfuscate (to make unclear). Illuminate and clarify mean to make clear, which goes along with inform.
✓ Correct sentence The report's language, laden with technical jargon, served more to obfuscate than to inform the general public.
Examiner's Trap Positive words such as illuminate, clarify and communicate seem attractive, but 'more ... than to inform' demands a sense opposite to inform.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 27 Oct 2026 · Shift II। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 27 Oct 2026 · Shift II. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.