Pick out the homonym from the given options that can suitably complete both Sentence (P) and Sentence (Q) given below.
(P) Avian zoologists monitored the artificial _______ environment, meticulously regulating thermal variables and humidity levels to ensure optimal embryonic development within the clutch.
(Q) Epidemiologists warned that the pathogenic agent possessed an extended, asymptomatic _______ period, allowing infected hosts to propagate the virus across borders before clinical detection.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (C) incubation
(P) में अंडों के विकास के लिए कृत्रिम 'incubation environment' और (Q) में रोग के लक्षण दिखने से पहले की 'incubation period', दोनों में incubation सटीक बैठता है। इसका अर्थ है अंडे को सेना या कृत्रिम गर्मी देना, तथा संक्रमण और लक्षणों के बीच का समय।
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expectancy — अपेक्षा; dormancy – सुप्तावस्था; maturation – परिपक्व होना।
In (P) the setting is an artificial 'incubation environment' for eggs, and in (Q) an 'incubation period' is the time between infection and symptoms. Incubation fits both. It means the warming of eggs so that they hatch, and also the period of development of a disease.
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expectancy — anticipation
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dormancy — inactive state
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maturation — the process of ripening
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 14 Oct 2026 · Shift Shift-I। Solution: Prashant Sir, Vocab Sanjeevani।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 14 Oct 2026 · Shift Shift-I. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Vocab Sanjeevani.