Replace the underlined words by a foreign expression.
The Lok Sabha Speaker adjourned the Parliament Session for an indefinite period:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Sine die
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Sine cure | a sinecure is a paid post that needs little or no work (it has nothing to do with time) | His job on the board was a sinecure with a big salary. |
| (2) Sine qua non | an essential condition, something without which a thing cannot happen | Hard work is the sine qua non of success. |
| (3) Sin bin | an informal term for the area where a player sent off for a time must sit, as in rugby or ice hockey | The rugby player spent ten minutes in the sin bin for a foul. |
| (4) Sine die (answer) | (Latin) "without a day", that is, with no date fixed for meeting again, for an indefinite period (when the Speaker adjourns the House sine die, no date is set for the next sitting) | The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die after the session ended. |