Constant efforts to achieve something
General English ·Previously asked in JKSSB Constable (Executive / Armed / IRP / SDRF) 2016
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Question
Constant efforts to achieve something
- A. Perseverance (Correct answer)
- B. Attempt
- C. Enthusiasm
- D. Vigour
Correct Answer
Option A — Perseverance
Detailed Solution & Explanation
The correct answer is Perseverance.
Key Points
- Perseverance is persistence in a course of action despite difficulty or delay in achieving success — exactly "constant efforts to achieve something".
- Attempt is a single try, carrying no sense of sustained effort.
- Enthusiasm is eager interest, and Vigour is physical energy; both describe a quality brought to a task, not continued effort over time.
Additional Information
- From Latin *perseverare*, "to persist"; the adjective is persevering and the verb persevere.
- Distinguish from perseveration, a psychological term for repeating a response inappropriately.
- Words in the same family worth revising: tenacity, diligence, assiduity, doggedness.
Topics covered: One Word Substitution Vocabulary