Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:

Giving undue favours to one's own kith and kin

• A. Favouritism
• B. Nepotism
• C. Corruption
• D. Worldliness

Answer 1

The correct option is B Nepotism

Option B: 'Nepotism' means 'favouring one's relatives and friends by giving them jobs'. It means the same as the given group of words.

Hence this word substitutes the given words and option B is correct.

Option A: 'Favouritism' is the 'practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another'.

Option C: 'Corruption' means 'dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, usually involving bribery'.

Option D: 'Worldliness' means 'the quality of being experienced and sophisticated'.

These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.

Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.