Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

One Word

Question:

Which is the appropriate word among the following for the given sentence.
A disease prevailing in a locality.

Options:

Emigrant

Endemic

Ephemeral

Equinox

Correct Answer:

Endemic

Explanation:

The appropriate word among the following for the given sentence is endemic.

  • Emigrant is a person who leaves their home country to live permanently in another country.
  • Endemic is a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location.
  • Ephemeral is something that lasts for a very short time.
  • Equinox is the time when the sun is directly overhead at the equator, marking the beginning of autumn or spring.