at one sitting meaning in Hindi

at one sitting in SSC previous-year questions

1. SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level) Idioms & Phrases

   In the following sentence, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom or phrase.
   The novel was so exciting that I read it at one sitting.

   ATo read while sitting in a specific chairBTo read a book very slowly over several weeksCTo do something continuously without stoppingDTo read only the first and last chapters
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: C) To do something continuously without stopping

   Meaning: at one sitting (also *in one sitting*) = during one continuous period, without stopping *(एक ही बार में, बिना रुके)*.
   *He finished all the answer sheets at one sitting.*
   
   Apply it.
   The novel was *so exciting* that the reader could not put it down — finished without a break.
   
   Origin.
   A *sitting* is one session spent seated at a task — a court sitting, a portrait sitting. *One sitting* = done before you get up.
   
   Why the others are wrong.
   #B To read while sitting in a specific chair — the literal reading *(किसी ख़ास कुर्सी पर बैठकर)*; an idiom is never literal.
   #B To read very slowly over several weeks — the opposite; that is *to read in fits and starts* *(रुक-रुक कर)*.
   #B To read only

at one sitting – questions

Has at one sitting been asked in SSC exams?

Yes – at one sitting has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level).

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