Directions: Choose appropriate meaning of the words in bold as per their contextual use.

Corruption is proving to be a knotty problem in India.

Knotty means complex, difficult, or tricky to resolve. Corruption is described as a problem in India - problems are often called 'knotty' when they're complex and hard to solve. 'Tricky' captures this complexity. 'Insurmountable' means impossible to overcome (too extreme), 'wayward' means unpredictable, and 'dominating' refers to control.