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. Militants on Friday morning (A)/ abducted three policemen (B)/ from their homes and later (C)/ shot them dead .
Options
- AA- Conformists
- BB- kidnapped
- CC - then
- DD - hit
Correct answer
A. A- Conformists
Step-by-step solution
All the options except option A denote the synonyms of those bold ones. Conformists (of same thought process) is the opposite of "militants" which means extremists or people of different thought process. Hence option A is the correct answer.