English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideEnglishConnotations & Denotations
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 in most parts of the state Kharif harvesting has been most encouraging this year. Hence option C is the correct answer.