{"id":11935,"date":"2024-04-15T03:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=11935"},"modified":"2024-04-15T03:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:54:54","slug":"though-he-worked-very-hard-he-could-not-get-the-highest-marks-a-in-spite-b-also-c-but-d-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/though-he-worked-very-hard-he-could-not-get-the-highest-marks-a-in-spite-b-also-c-but-d-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Though he worked very hard . . . . . . . . he could not get the highest marks. A. in spite B. also C. but D. yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;in spite&#8221; option2=&#8221;also&#8221; option3=&#8221;but&#8221; option4=&#8221;yet&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>but<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;but&#8221; is used to introduce a contrast or contradiction. 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