Question

Which sentence suffers most from hyperbole?

• A. Most collectors of coins would give the Earth to own one of the copper coins issued by Mohammad Bin Tughlaq.
• B. It is thought that eating raw tomatoes would greatly reduce the risk of cancer, but tomato sauce can have a greater effect since it is made from many raw tomatoes.
• C. Cricket has a great following in India, but the twenty-twenty format took the game to nook and corner of the world.
• D. We face an imminent drinking water crisis in India as the population growth is accompanied by a general decrease in rainfall.

Hint:

Hyperbole means an exaggeration so extreme it becomes literally impossible. Look for the sentence with an over the top, unbelievable claim.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

A quick way to spot hyperbole is to ask: if I take this sentence at face value, does it become absurd or physically impossible? A genuine hyperbole fails this literal test badly; an ordinary statement passes it easily.

1. Option A: Take "give the Earth" literally, no one can hand over a planet in exchange for a coin. The sentence fails the literal test completely, which is exactly what marks strong hyperbole.
2. Option B: Taken literally, this is just a claim about tomatoes and cancer risk. It might be true or false, but it does not become absurd when read literally, so it is not hyperbole.
3. Option C: "Nook and corner of the world" read literally would mean every single corner, which is not literally true, but the sentence is describing a real, large-scale spread of a sport. The exaggeration here is mild and idiomatic, not the extreme, impossible kind seen in Option A.
4. Option D: Read literally, this sentence states a real demographic and climate trend. It holds up fine under a literal reading.

Ranking the four by how badly they fail the literal test, Option A fails it hardest since giving away the Earth is not just unlikely but flatly impossible. That makes it the sentence that suffers most from hyperbole.

Let's summarize:

• The literal test: if a sentence turns absurd or impossible when read at face value, it is hyperbole.
• Option A fails this test completely; the rest read as normal or mildly idiomatic statements.

So the answer is Option A.