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 mis-spelt 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. A painter is an artiste.
II. Raj Kapoor is a skilled artist.

• 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.

ARTISTE means a person skilled in technical arts like singing, dancing and acting.

ARTIST is a person skilled in fine arts like painting.

In the given sentences:

Sentence 1 states that painter is an ARTISTE - This is incorrect because a painter is skilled in fine arts and not technical arts. The correct word will be ARTIST.

Similarly in sentence 2, Raj Kapoor is an actor and thus an expert in technical art of acting. Thus ARTIST will be incorrect because it refers to a person expert in fine arts. The correct word will be ARTISTE.

Both the sentences are incorrect but they can be corrected by interchanging the italicized words.

Thus Option D is the correct answer.