Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen

Question

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 01 Dec 2022 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is option 3), i.e., 'Ominous.'

Key Points

Let's look at the meaning of the marked option:

Word	Meaning
Ominous	suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen. (यह सुझाव देना कि कुछ अप्रिय होने की संभावना है)

Let's look at the meanings of the other given options:

Word	Meaning
Desolate	(of a place) having no living things; empty. ((किसी स्थान का) जिसमें कोई जीवित वस्तु न हो; खाली)
Suspicious	making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong. (आपको यह महसूस कराना कि कुछ अवैध हो रहा है या कुछ गलत है)
Bleak	(of an area of land) lacking vegetation; (of the weather) cold and miserable. ((भूमि के एक क्षेत्र में) वनस्पति की कमी; (मौसम का) ठंडा और दयनीय)

Hence, from the given meanings, we find that 'Ominous' is the correct one-word substitute.
So, the correct answer is option 3.

Correct one-word substitute: Ominous.