Question

    Deterrent (i) The speech has strengthened our

    faith and deterrent . (ii) They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent . (iii) I admire him for his deterrent. Directions : 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 ii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both ii and iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both i and iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘deterrent’ means ‘a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something’. Only in ii, it is correct.

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