Vocabulary

Word Usage

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Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:

List-I List-II
(Words) (Meanings)
(A) Aid (I) A person who assists someone
(B) Aide (II) To aid the commission of an offence
(C) Aerial (III) Help or assistance
(D) Abet (IV) Existing or suspended in the air

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Meanings)
(A) Aid	(I) A person who assists someone
(B) Aide	(II) To aid the commission of an offence
(C) Aerial	(III) Help or assistance
(D) Abet	(IV) Existing or suspended in the air

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 1

Option 1 -> Correctly matches: Aid (help/assistance), Aide (person who assists), Aerial (existing in air), Abet (aid commission of offence).

Option 2 -> Incorrectly matches Aid with "existing in air" and Aide with "help or assistance" - these are reversed and wrong.

Option 3 -> Incorrectly matches Aid with "person who assists" and Abet with "help or assistance" - fundamental misunderstanding of the terms.

Option 4 -> Incorrectly matches Aide with "existing in air" and Aerial with "person who assists" - completely wrong pairing.

Hence, Option 1: (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II) -> Aid is a noun meaning help/assistance; Aide is a noun referring to an assistant/helper; Aerial relates to air or atmosphere; Abet is a legal term meaning to encourage or assist in wrongdoing -> correct

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List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Adjectives)
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