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    Question

    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.

    Invidious I. It was a magnificent evening and

    it was good to meet so many friends in such a convivial and invidious atmosphere. II. The ruling may create an invidious distinction in the way the courts treat the rich and the poor. III. The state has invidious to invest two millions in the dam.
    A Only I Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both II and III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both I and III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘invidious’ means ‘likely to cause unhappiness or be unpleasant, especially because it is unfair’. Only in II, the word is used correctly.

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