In each of the questions below four words are highlighted in the sentences. One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark option ‘All are correct’ as your answer. The prolonged draught , which affected several regions over consecutive seasons, resulted in acute scarcity of essential commodities and disrupted supply chains.

The error here is the word “draught.” While “draught” is a valid English word, it means a current of air or a serving of drink, and in British English it can also refer to drawing or pulling. In the context of weather conditions affecting regions over seasons, the correct word should be “drought,” which means a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall. The incorrect usage makes option (a) the correct answer. The remaining words—“consecutive,” meaning following continuously without interruption, “scarcity,” meaning shortage, and “disrupted,” meaning interrupted or disturbed—are all correctly used.