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

  1. A. Perseverance (Correct answer)
  2. B. Attempt
  3. C. Enthusiasm
  4. 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