SSC CHSL Pre 2025Phrasal Verbs

Which of the following pairs of homonyms can be used fo fill in the blanks most suitably? He had to ___ his brains trying to remember how he came to be on the shore strewn with ___ and driftwood.

Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation

Answer: (C) rack, wrack

Homonym का अर्थ वाक्य तय करता है; हर विकल्प को वाक्य में रखकर पढ़िए, जो स्वाभाविक लगे वही उत्तर।

"Rack his brains" is the standard idiom meaning to exert great mental effort to remember something (first blank). "Wrack" (second blank) is a noun meaning seaweed or other debris washed ashore, specifically sea-wrack. First blank = idiom (rack), second blank = shore debris (wrack).

Source: SSC CHSL Pre 2025। Solution: Prashant Sir, Vocab Sanjeevani।Source: SSC CHSL Pre 2025. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Vocab Sanjeevani.