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    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 ā€˜deterrentā€™ means ā€˜a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing somethingā€™. Only in ii, it is correct.

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