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Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:

They returned back to home after the event.

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper (19-Jan-2026)
The correct answer is

returned home

Two issues need fixing.

First, returned back is redundant: the prefix re- in return already means "back".

Second, the word home is used adverbially after go/come/return, so no preposition is needed: we say returned home, not returned to home.

Replacing the highlighted phrase with "returned home" gives the natural sentence: They returned home after the event.

Hence the correct option is C.

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