Word Replacement - Sputtering
CAT 2005 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Easy · VARC
This is an easy Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2005 Slot 1 paper. It tests VARC. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
Choose the most appropriate replacement for the italicized nonsensical word in the paragraph below.
Women squat, heads covered, beside huge piles of limp fodder and blunk oil lamps, and just about all the cows in the three towns converge upon this spot. Sinners, supplicants and yes, even scallywags hand over a few coins for a crack at redemption and a handful of grass.
- A.
shining
- B.
bright
- C.
sputtering
- D.
effulgent
C
Explanation
'Sputtering' describes dim, flickering oil lamps, matching the gloomy setting.
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