She is a rather crooked woman.
- (a)polite
- (b)generous
- (c)straightforward
- (d)happy
Answer
C
Why
Correct — C, straightforward. This is an antonym item — 'crooked' here means dishonest or deceitful, and its opposite is 'straightforward', meaning honest and direct, so it is the word most nearly opposite in meaning.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)polite — 'Polite' concerns good manners, not honesty, so it does not oppose the 'dishonest' sense of crooked.
- (b)generous — 'Generous' means giving freely; it is unrelated to the honesty contrast that 'crooked' sets up.
- (d)happy — 'Happy' describes a mood, not the honesty–dishonesty axis of 'crooked'.
Concept
This is an antonym item — 'crooked' means dishonest, so its opposite is 'straightforward' (honest and direct).
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'deceitful'.
- (a)cunning
- (b)honest
- (c)sly
- (d)clever
Answer(b) honest — 'deceitful' means dishonest, so its opposite is 'honest'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'upright' (of character).
- (a)principled
- (b)dishonest
- (c)vertical
- (d)sincere
Answer(b) dishonest — 'upright' means honest and honourable, so its opposite is 'dishonest'.