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Directions : In each of the following questions a sentence is given with a word given in BOLD. Corresponding to each question three sentences are given with the use of the same word. From the options choose the sentences which give a DIFFERENT MEANING for the word used in the sentence above. The meaning used in the sentence(s) should be different from the one used in the main sentence.
This is the latest instalment in the rather sordid story of institutional decay in India, overseen by the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
(I) He remained, however, uncertain how to do so without immersing himself further in Lydia Larkin's sordid activities.
(II) The overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading.
(III) Everyone knows of the bank’s manager sordid plan to steal the money.
Only III
Only II
Both I and II
Only I
Both II and III
- The main sentence uses "sordid" to describe something morally degraded or involving immoral actions, particularly referring to institutional decay.
- Sentence I uses "sordid" similarly, referring to Lydia Larkin's immoral or base activities.
- Sentence II describes "sordid" as physically filthy, degrading, or squalid conditions rather than moral baseness.
- Sentence III again uses "sordid" to imply the manager's immoral plan to steal money, similar to the main sentence.
Based on the meanings:
- ????? Correct answer is: Option 2 - Only II
- Sentence II is the only one using "sordid" to describe a different context, focused on physical conditions rather than moral issues.
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