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 its closest meaning: Lonely = alone, Literal = exact wording, Lousy = bad, Lethal = deadly.
Find the option where all four pairs agree with these meanings.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Pick the easiest word first:
Lethal clearly means deadly or fatal, so we can be sure (iv) matches with (r) Deadly.
This single sure pair lets us throw out any option that does not send (iv) to (r).

Step 2: Eliminate using this pair.
Option (B) sends (iv) to (p) and option (D) sends (iv) to (q), so we drop both right away.
Only options (A) and (C) keep (iv)-(r), so the answer must be one of these two.

Step 3: Break the tie between (A) and (C).
Option (A) has (i)-(q), meaning Lonely is matched to Solitary.
Option (C) has (i)-(s), meaning Lonely is matched to Terrible.
Lonely means being alone, which is the sense of Solitary, not Terrible, so option (A) fits better here.

Step 4: Confirm with the remaining two words.
In option (A), Literal goes to Verbatim (p), which fits since both mean word for word, and Lousy goes to Terrible (s), which fits since both mean very bad.
Every pair in option (A) checks out, while option (C) fails on Lonely.

Final Answer:
The full match is Lonely-Solitary, Literal-Verbatim, Lousy-Terrible, Lethal-Deadly, which is option (A). \[ \boxed{\text{(A) (i)-(q); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(s); (iv)-(r)}} \]