Choose the correctly spelled words.(A) officeous(B) paradigm(C) picca…

The correct answer as per the official NTA Answer Key is Option (3) → (B) and (C) only

Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, none of the options is fully correct. Only (B) "paradigm" is spelt correctly; (C) "piccadillo" is a misspelling of peccadillo. NTA's option is the closest: it contains the correctly spelt "paradigm" and leaves out the two clear misspellings (A) and (D), but it also includes (C).

(A) officeous — Misspelt. (officious)

(B) paradigm — Correct.

(C) piccadillo — Misspelt. (peccadillo)

(D) tertiery — Misspelt. (tertiary)

• Paradigm means a typical model or pattern of something.
  Example: The discovery caused a paradigm shift in medicine.
• Peccadillo means a small, unimportant fault or sin.
  Example: His late arrival was a peccadillo that the teacher forgave.