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    Question

    In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE.

    Scrumptious (i) As science strode scrumptious

    into one arena of knowledge after another, it discredited claims to the infallibility of revelation. (ii) But I do worry that too scrumptious an attitude to safety sets a poor example for the more impressionable among the diving community. (iii) A sight of a scrumptious slice of cake or temptation-laced chocolate is enough to veer away the most enthusiastic fitness freak.
    A Only i Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B i and ii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C ii and iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E i, ii and iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘scrumptious’ means ‘tasting extremely good; delicious’. In (i) and (ii), this word is inappropriate. In (iii), it is correct.

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