Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level)
pageant in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level) Spelling
Choose the option that completes the sentence using the correct spelling.
Over four hundred applicants entered the beauty ______.Answer & explanation
Answer: C) pageant
Meaning: pageant = a public show or contest, often with costumes; a beauty competition *(प्रतियोगिता/प्रदर्शन, झांकी)*.
*She was crowned at the national beauty pageant.*
Spell it in parts.
page + ant — the soft *j* sound is written with g, followed by e, then -ant.
Think of a *page* boy leading a *pageant*.
Why the others are wrong.
#B pagiant — *i* in place of *e*; the word has no *i*.
#B pajiant — *j* for *g* and *i* for *e*: written as it sounds.
#B pajeant — the vowels are right but the *g* is replaced by *j*.
Answer: pageant
*Pageant = page + ant.*
pageant – questions
Has pageant been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – pageant has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level).