Directions: The following question consists of a sentence followed by four words/groups of words. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context.

After getting the marriage proposal, the family made some DISCREET enquiries about the girl.

This is the correct option as ‘discreet’ implies doing something carefully in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment and ‘careful’ implies doing something that is marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions. After getting the proposal, the family did some inquiries about the girl by trying to avoid errors.