hatch
Asked in: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1
hatch in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Homonyms & Homophones
Which of the following sentences uses the word "hatch" with a different meaning from the others?
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) The new employee was told to lift the hatch.
In options A, C, and D, "hatch" is used as a VERB meaning to emerge from an egg; to break out of a shell. In option B, "hatch" is used as a NOUN meaning an opening, trapdoor, or covered hole in a floor, wall, or roof (e.g., a ship's hatch, a roof hatch). This different part of speech and meaning makes B the odd one out.
hatch – questions
Has hatch been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – hatch has been asked in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1.