Select the appropriate word from the given options to complete the sentence:
Living in ______ beside the railway tracks, with open drains and no clean water, the families fell ill every monsoon.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → squalor
Complete sentence: Living in squalor beside the railway tracks, with open drains and no clean water, the families fell ill every monsoon.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) splendour | a grand and beautiful appearance | Tourists gasped at the splendour of the Mysore Palace lit up on a Sunday evening. |
| (2) squalor (answer) | very dirty and unpleasant living conditions, often because of being poor (fits open drains and no clean water) | The documentary showed children living in squalor next to a garbage dump outside the city. |
| (3) seclusion | the state of being alone and away from other people, often by choice | The writer finished her novel in the seclusion of a small cottage in Kasauli. |
| (4) exile | being forced to live away from one’s own country or home | Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, died in exile in Rangoon. |