Multiple choice

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

CAP

  1. The mountains with the snowy caps is a beautiful sight.

  2. The politician could cap the assembly polls hands down.

  3. Put the cap back on the bottle after you have taken the pill out of it.

  4. The government has promised to control the fiscal deficit and has introduced new spending caps for non-plan expenditures.

  5. You can't go cap in hand for your subsistence.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Cap' as used in (1) implies to cover the top or end of; form a cap; in option (3), it refers to a lid or covering; in option (4), it means an upper limit set on a budgeted cost; in option (5) it means beg. Therefore, options (1), (3), (4) and (5) highlight correct usage of cap, but option (2) suggests the incorrect usage of 'cap'. The correct sentence would read, 'The politician could win the assembly polls cap in hand', where it means in a humble or servile manner. Hence, option (2) is the answer.

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