Question

In the question below are given two sentences numbered I and II. In these sentences, two homonyms are given in italics type, which may be either misspelled or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Read both the sentences carefully and decide on their correctness on the basis of the italicized words.
I. I think this electric metre is faulty
II. I require two meters of cloth for this purpose.

• A. only sentence I is correct
• B. only sentence II is correct
• C. both the sentences I and II are correct
• D. I as well as II are incorrect, but both could be made correct by interchanging the italicized words
• E. neither I nor II is correct, and the sentence could not be made correct by interchanging the italicized words

Answer 1

The correct option is D I as well as II are incorrect, but both could be made correct by interchanging the italicized words

The correct answer is Option D.

METRE is a unit of length. It would be appropriate in the second sentence, where there is a reference to the measurement of cloth.

METER is an apparatus for measuring. In sentence 1, the reference is to an apparatus that measures electricity.

Thus both the sentences are incorrect but can be corrected by interchanging the words - METER for sentence 1 and METRE for sentence 2.