Question

    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. 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.
    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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