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Match the underlined words in the sentences List-I with the correct antonyms given in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Underlined words)(Antonyms)
(A) The weather today is gloomy, with dark clouds all around.(I) rude
(B) He made a generous donation to the orphanage.(II) bright
(C) Her tone was polite when addressing the audience.(III) complex
(D) The solution to the problem was surprisingly simple.(IV) stingy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Option 2: (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

Option 3: (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

Option 4: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Option 1 -> gloomy↔bright, generous↔stingy, polite↔rude, simple↔complex (all correct pairings).

Option 2 -> Incorrectly pairs gloomy with rude instead of bright.

Option 3 -> Incorrectly pairs gloomy with rude and polite with stingy.

Option 4 -> Incorrectly pairs gloomy with complex and simple with bright.


Hence, Option 1 -> The correct antonyms are: gloomy (dark/depressing) pairs with bright (cheerful/lit), generous (giving freely) pairs with stingy (unwilling to give), polite (courteous) pairs with rude (discourteous), and simple (uncomplicated) pairs with complex (complicated) -> correct

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