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. Pupil (i) My little pupil continues to manifest the same eagerness to learn as at first. (ii) The pupil is at first contracted, and afterwards dilated. (iii) However this may be, he came under the influence of Socrates, and became a devoted pupil.
AOnly iCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
BOnly iiiCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
CBoth i and iiCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
Di, ii and iiiCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
ENone of theseCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
Solution
In i and iii, ‘pupil’ means ‘a person who is being taught, esp. a child at school’. In ii, it means ‘the circular, black area in the centre of the eye that gets larger and smaller and lets in light’.
