Question 2 of 18intermediate💡 UnderstandShort Answer4 marks

Read the underlined words in the given lines of the poem. Choose the odd one out that does not correspond with the meaning of the underlined word.

(1)

She's peerless, let's praise her! — valuable, incomparable, unmatched

Answer

valuable

(2)

Many a sage has sanctified this land. — blessed, purified, applauded

Answer

applauded

(3)

And here all auspicious things are found. — fortunate, fantastic, favourable

Answer

fantastic

(4)

Of hoary antiquity is Bharat — ancient times, recent past, time immemorial

Answer

recent past

Explanation

  1. 'Peerless' means without equal or match, which aligns with 'incomparable' and 'unmatched', but not 'valuable'. 2. 'Sanctified' means made holy or sacred, which aligns with 'blessed' and 'purified', but not 'applauded'. 3. 'Auspicious' means conducive to success or favourable, which aligns with 'fortunate' and 'favourable', but not 'fantastic'. 4. 'Hoary antiquity' refers to extreme age, which aligns with 'ancient times' and 'time immemorial', but not 'recent past'.
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