Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank.
I was practising the guitar _____.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (C) chords
Concept (Homophones: Chords and Cords)
गिटार के संदर्भ में सही शब्द 'chords' है, जिसका अर्थ है एक साथ बजाए गए कई स्वर। 'Codes' का अर्थ है संकेत-प्रणालियाँ, 'cords' का अर्थ है रस्सी या तार (यह chords का homophone है), और 'cards' का अर्थ है ताश के पत्ते।
✓ सही वाक्य: I was practising the guitar chords.
Examiner's Trap Cords और chords की ध्वनि एक-सी है, इसलिए अर्थ जाँचे बिना गलत spelling चुन लिया जाता है।
Concept (Homophones: Chords and Cords) In the context of the guitar, the word needed is chords (several notes sounded together). Codes means systems of signals, cords means ropes or strings (a homophone of chords), and cards means playing cards or similar.
✓ Correct sentence I was practising the guitar chords.
Examiner's Trap Cords and chords sound the same, so students pick the wrong spelling without checking the meaning; for music the spelling is chords.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 09 Oct 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 09 Oct 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.