English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Connotations & Denotations
Directions: In each of the questions below, a sentence has been...
Directions: In each of the questions below, a sentence has been broken into four parts with one word highlighted in bold in each fragment. From the given options, identify the word which expresses a meaning opposite to the given sentence, with the highlighted word replaced by a word of the opposite meaning.
With& heavy& rains in(A)/& most& parts of the state(B)/ Kharif& sowing& has been (C)/ most& encouraging& this year.(D)
Options
- AA- hefty
- BB- greater
- CC - harvesting
- DD - promising
Correct answer
C. C - harvesting
Step-by-step solution
In all other options except option C, the word given in the options are synonyms of those bold ones, only 'harvesting'& (final gathering of crops) is the one that is opposite of& 'sowing', which means "to plant a crop".
New Sentence - With& heavy& rains inmost& parts of the stateKharif& harvesting& has been most& encouraging& this year.
Hence option C is the correct answer.