Select the most appropriate collocating word to fill in the blank.

There is ________ traffic every morning.

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 08 Dec 2022 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'Heavy'.

Key Points

We need to fill the blank with the appropriate word from the given options.
Heavy is the most appropriate collocating word for 'traffic'.
When there is a lot of traffic, we use words like "busy, dense, heavy, horrendous".
- Example: The traffic was horrendous.
Heavy is the adjective that describes the word traffic when the vehicles are congested and are moving slowly.
- Example: The vehicles in lanes two and three slow down because of heavy traffic.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct Sentence: There is heavy traffic every morning.