Read the passage carefully. Attempt Question:
Knowledge has many forms and it is available at many places. It is acquired through education, information, intelligence and experience. It is available in academic institutions with teachers, in libraries, in research papers, seminar proceedings and in various organizations and workplaces with workers, managers, in drawings, in process sheets and on the shop floors. Knowledge, though closely linked to education, comes equally from learning skills such as those possessed by our artists, craftsmen, hakims, vaidyas, philosophers and saints, as also our housewives. Knowledge plays a very important role in their performance and output too. Our heritage and history, the rituals, epics and traditions that form part of our consciousness are also vast resources of knowledge as are our libraries and universities. There is an abundance of unorthodox, earthy wisdom in our villages. There are hidden treasures of knowledge in our environment, in the oceans, bioreserves and deserts, in the plant and animal life. Every state in our country has a unique core competence for a knowledge society.
The knowledge society has two very important components driven by societal transformation and wealth generation. The societal transformation is in respect of education, healthcare, agriculture and governance. These will lead to employment generation, high productivity and rural prosperity.
Find the Antonym for the following word from the passage:
"CONVENTIONAL"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Unorthodox
- Conventional means following the usual, accepted ways of doing or thinking.
Example: He chose a conventional career in banking. - Unorthodox means different from what is usual or accepted. The passage speaks of "unorthodox, earthy wisdom" in our villages, wisdom that does not come from the usual sources. It is the opposite of conventional.
Example: The coach's unorthodox methods surprised the players.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Consciousness — Incorrect. Consciousness is a noun meaning awareness. It cannot be the antonym of an adjective.
Example: He lost consciousness after the fall.
Option 2: Unique — Incorrect. Unique means being the only one of its kind. Something conventional may also be unique, so the two are not opposites.
Example: Every fingerprint is unique.
Option 4: Prosperity — Incorrect. Prosperity is a noun meaning wealth and success. It has no link with the meaning of conventional.
Example: Good rains brought prosperity to the farmers.
| Synonyms of conventional: traditional, customary, orthodox, standard Antonyms of conventional: unorthodox, unconventional, original, radical Also asked in CUET (UG): unorthodox – 09-06-2023 Slot 1 |