Read the given sentences carefully and choose the options that are free of spelling errors.
(A) We must ensure that all our documents are infallable while visiting a foreign country to ensure a smooth immigration check.
(B) The pace of the recent advancements in technology can only be described as exponential.
(C) The university hostels can accommodate only ten percent of the registered students.
(D) The examiner despaired over the illigible handwriting of the students.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (C) only
(A) We must ensure that all our documents are infallable while visiting a foreign country to ensure a smooth immigration check. — Misspelt.
- The word is infallible, meaning never wrong or never failing.
Example: No human judge is infallible.
(B) The pace of the recent advancements in technology can only be described as exponential. — Correct.
- Exponential means increasing faster and faster.
Example: The city has seen exponential growth in its population.
(C) The university hostels can accommodate only ten percent of the registered students. — Correct.
- Accommodate means to provide space or lodging for.
Example: The hall can accommodate five hundred guests.
(D) The examiner despaired over the illigible handwriting of the students. — Misspelt.
- The word is illegible, meaning not clear enough to be read.
Example: The doctor's illegible prescription confused the chemist.