Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Lumber has many ______ beyond home building.

Question

Question

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SSC MTS Official Paper (Held On: 14 Jun, 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "uses."

Key Points

"Uses" is the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It refers to the various purposes or applications of lumber, beyond just building homes. (किसी वस्‍तु का प्रयोग (किसी वस्‍तु को प्रयोग में लाने या उसके प्रयुक्त होने का कार्य))
- Example: The uses of computers are now widespread.
The correct answer is Option 4.

Correct sentence: Lumber has many uses beyond home building.

Additional Information

Option 1, "trunks", refers to the main stem or body of a tree, which is used to make lumber, but does not encompass all the possible uses of lumber. (वृक्ष का तना)
Option 2, "loses", is a verb meaning to suffer a loss or be deprived of something, and does not fit the context of the sentence. ((किसी वस्‍तु को) खो देना, न पा सकना)
Option 3, "pluses", is a noun meaning advantages or positive aspects, but does not fit the context of the sentence as well as "uses". (स्थिति में लाभ की बात)