Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence in which the word given below has not been used correctly.

EVADE

  1. Ironically, the VDIS of 1997 encouraged people to evade taxes.

  2. The Finance Minister tends to evade questions on disinvestment.

  3. Why do you evade me always?

  4. Oh God! Happiness always evades me.

  5. The thief evaded the police.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The verb ‘evade’ is inappropriate in the context and should be replaced by ‘avoid’. Hence, option (3) is the answer.

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