Multiple choice

(i) The (A) oral (B) aural cancer has been the biggest threat to men who use tobacco products. (ii) Global warming is triggering unpredictable (A) climactic (B) climatic disasters in many parts of the world. (iii) Inspite of the rough weather, the (A) descent (B) decent of the airplane was very smooth. (iv) The policy of youngsters is, "If you have it, (A) flaunt (B) flout it"!

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. ABAA

  2. BBAA

  3. ABBA

  4. ABAB

  5. AAAA
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In the sentence (i), the correct option is (A) because oral refers to  something related to the mouth. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (B) because climatic refers to the weather conditions. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because descent refers to the act of moving downward, either physically or socially. In sentence (iv), the correct option is (A) because flaunt here refers to display proudly or show off.

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