Multiple choice

(i) He should have never veered off the path of (A) marital (B) martial harmony. (ii) He is very (A) confidant (B) confident to score good marks in exams. (iii) Habit forming drugs are used to (A) exalt (B) exult consciousness and induce a temporary psychism. (iv) In the exhibition, (A) hordes (B) hoards of visitors are expected.

Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicised 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. AAAA

  2. ABAA

  3. ABBA

  4. BBAA

  5. ABAB

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In sentence (i), the correct option is (A) because marital refers to something related to marriage.  In sentence (ii), the correct option is (B) because confident refers to a feeling of self-reliance or of certainty about something. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A)  because exalt refers to stimulate the mind or imagination of; excite.  In sentence (iv), the correct option is (A) because horde refers to a vast crowd.