From the given options, choose the one word which will correctly replace the expression.
"Fundamental truth or proposition"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Principle
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Principal | the head of a school or college, or, as an adjective, main or most important (principal sounds like principle, but it does not mean a truth) | The principal addressed the students in the assembly. |
| (2) Principle (answer) | a basic truth, rule or belief on which other ideas or actions are based (a fundamental truth or proposition is what this noun names) | The machine works on the principle of magnetism. |
| (3) Prime meridian | the line of 0 degrees longitude that passes through Greenwich, from which other longitudes are measured | Greenwich lies on the prime meridian. |
| (4) Primate | a member of the group of mammals that includes monkeys, apes and humans | The gorilla is the largest living primate. |