She has been under effective house arrest since September ........

English Language (Defence) Word Building (Antonyms & Synonyms)

Directions: Each item in this section consists of sentences with an underlined word followed by four words or group of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and indicate your response accordingly.

She has been under effective house arrest since September.

Practical

Essential

Theoretical

Psychological

Explanation:

Let’s break this one down:

- The sentence says: “She has been under effective house arrest since September.” Here, “effective” means the house arrest is real, working as intended, actually in force.

- The opposite of “effective” would be something like “ineffective,” “not real,” or “not actually working in practice.”

Here are the options:

- 1. Practical – This means something useful or realistic, not the opposite of “effective.” In some contexts, “practical” and “effective” are even close in meaning.

- 2. Essential – This means “necessary” or “crucial.” Again, not the opposite of “effective.”

- 3. Theoretical – This is about ideas rather than actual practice. It suggests something that only exists in theory, not in reality. That’s pretty much the opposite of “effective,” which is about working in the real world.

- 4. Psychological – This has to do with the mind and is not related to the effectiveness of something.

So, option 3. Theoretical is the best pick. The idea is: “effective” means it works in practice, while “theoretical” means maybe it just works on paper—not in real life.