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SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination · Question 100

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The choir began the canon at the conductor’s signal.

  1. The photographer adjusted the canon before taking the shot.
  2. The canon echoed beautifully through the hall.
  3. The singers practised the canon repeatedly before the performance.
  4. The composer introduced a complex canon in the final movement.
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Answer: (A) The photographer adjusted the canon before taking the shot.

Explanation

In the sentence, 'canon' is a musical composition; in (a) it refers to a camera (Canon), the same word with a different meaning.