Multiple choice

(i) An (A) eminent (B) imminent English essayist, poet and lexicographer Mr. Smith will be coming to our college to deliver a lecture. (ii) The scheduled caste (A) comprise (B) compose about half of this slum's population. The other half are the other caste people. (iii) The law enforcement caught up with the (A) elusive (B) illusive scamster after two weeks of chase. (iv) He had an argument with his wife but recieved ineffective (A) counsel (B) council from his mother.

Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicized or highlighted. Select the most appropriate word to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentences. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.

  1. BAAA

  2. AAAA

  3. AABA

  4. ABAA

  5. AAAB
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Explanation

In sentence (i), the correct option is (A) because eminent  describes anyone who's famous. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because comprise refers to made up of, contain or include. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because anything elusive is hard to get a hold of. It eludes you. In sentence (iv), the correct option is (A) because counsel refers to  the act of giving that advice or refer to a person who gives legal advice.

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