Question

Match the words in Column I with their synonyms in Column II.

Column I	Column II
(i) Lonely	(p) Verbatim
(ii) Literal	(q) Solitary
(iii) Lousy	(r) Deadly
(iv) Lethal	(s) Terrible

• A. (i)-(q); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(s); (iv)-(r)
• B. (i)-(q); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(r); (iv)-(p)
• C. (i)-(s); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(q); (iv)-(r)
• D. (i)-(r); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(p); (iv)-(q)

Hint:

Match each word to a synonym with the same meaning: lonely=alone, literal=exact words, lousy=bad, lethal=deadly.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Instead of matching each word one at a time, we can check the four given options and rule out the ones that contain even one wrong pair.

1. Option (B): pairs "Literal" with "Terrible" (s). But "Literal" means word for word, matching "Verbatim," not "Terrible." So option (B) is wrong.
2. Option (C): pairs "Lonely" with "Terrible" (s). But "Lonely" means alone, matching "Solitary," not "Terrible." So option (C) is wrong.
3. Option (D): pairs "Lonely" with "Deadly" (r). But "Lonely" has nothing to do with causing death. So option (D) is wrong.
4. Option (A): pairs "Lonely" with "Solitary," "Literal" with "Verbatim," "Lousy" with "Terrible," and "Lethal" with "Deadly." Each pair matches in meaning.

Since options (B), (C), and (D) each break down on their very first pair, only option (A) survives the check.

Let's summarize:

• Checking the first pair in each option quickly rules out three of the four choices.
• The surviving option (A) has all four word meanings matching correctly.

So the correct answer is option (A): (i)-(q); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(s); (iv)-(r).