Multiple choice

(i) I took off my gloves and saw that my fingers were a little (A) turbid (B) turgid due to cold. (ii) Beware! A great (A) wave (B) waive of social change is running in the society. (iii) A huge (A) statue (B) statute of the great leader will be installed at the main square in the city. (iv) The (A) premiere (B) premier of Pakistan did not discuss any controversial issues during his last visit.

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. AAAB

  2. BAAB

  3. BABB

  4. BAAA

  5. BBAB
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In the sentence (i), the correct option is (B) because turgid refers to something that's swollen, typically by fluids. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because wave here refers to a widespread movement of change.  In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because statue refers to a figure of a person, animal, or object that is carved or cast from some material, such as marble or iron. In sentence (iv), the correct option is (B) because premier here  refers to a prime minister.

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