Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
A man who starves his body for the good of soul

• A. Monk
• B. Ascetic
• C. Saint
• D. Spiritualist

Answer 1

The correct option is B Ascetic

Option B: 'Ascetic' means 'avoiding physical comforts of life, like food, shelter, etc'. It means the same as the given group of words.

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

Option A: 'Monk' is a member of a religious community who has denounced his personal life and now lives a simple life in poverty.

Option C: 'Saint' is 'a person who is believed to have exceptional degree of holiness and closeness to God'.

Option D: 'Spiritualist' is a person who believes in 'a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves'.

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.