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SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination · Question 89

Select the correct option: The new rules, though seemingly driven by fiscal necessity, were actually a covert move to __ dissent under “austerity.”

  1. quell
  2. impugn
  3. swell
  4. rebut
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Answer: (A) quell

Explanation

'Quell' means to suppress dissent.