Fill in blanks with correct homophones
CMAT 2022 · Language Comprehension · Medium · Vocabulary
Please fill the blanks with the help of correct word from pairs given below and complete the sentence: (elicit / illicit; council / counsel; hoard / horde; dependents / defendants)
(a) He was charged with _______ sale of narcotics. (b) The Chief Minister was given a ________ to keep off the epidemic. (c) A _________ of terrorists have attacked the army base. (d) The _________ of the university employees are granted full free-fellowship.
- A.
(a) Elicit; (b) Council; (c) Hoard; (d) Dependents
- B.
(a) Illicit; (b) Council; (c) Horde; (d) Defendants
- C.
(a) Elicit; (b) Counsel; (c) Hoard; (d) Defendants
- D.
(a) Illicit; (b) Counsel; (c) Horde; (d) Dependents
D
Explanation
(a) 'illicit' means illegal. (b) 'counsel' means advice. (c) 'horde' means a large group. (d) 'dependents' means family/people relying on employees. Hence option D is correct.
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