IPMAT Indore 2021 (VA) - One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word. | PYQs + Solutions

IPMAT Indore 2021

Incorrect Word

Medium

One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

We called a mechanic to appraise the car before we bought it.

The principal called a meeting to apprise the school's governing board of the progress made by all the students in the past year

At the end of each practice session, the teacher trainees are expected to appraise their own performance

The soldiers returned to the camp to appraise the commanding officer of the enemy's location.

✅ Correct Option: 4

Correct usage. 'Appraise' properly refers to evaluating or assessing value.
Correct usage. 'Apprise' correctly means to inform or notify.
Correct usage. 'Appraise' is used correctly to refer to evaluating one's performance.
Incorrect. 'Appraise' is used incorrectly; it should be 'apprise', which means to inform. The correct sentence should read, 'The soldiers returned to the camp to apprise the commanding officer of the enemy's location.'

Confusion: 'Appraise' and 'apprise' are often confused. 'Appraise' means to assess or evaluate, while 'apprise' means to inform or notify.