It is sheer lunacy to drive a car in this frosty weather. (Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined word 'lunacy'.)
- (a)prudence
- (b)normalcy
- (c)insanity
- (d)sanity
Answer
C
Why
Correct — C, 'insanity.' 'Lunacy' means madness or extreme foolishness, so 'insanity' is the closest synonym. Calling it 'sheer lunacy' to drive in frosty weather means it is a mad, reckless thing to do.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)prudence — It means caution and good judgement — the opposite of reckless madness.
- (b)normalcy — It means a normal, ordinary state — unrelated to madness.
- (d)sanity — It means soundness of mind — the direct opposite of lunacy.
Concept
'Lunacy' means madness, insanity or extreme foolishness.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'lunacy'.
- (a)wisdom
- (b)madness
- (c)calmness
- (d)honesty
Answer(b) madness — 'lunacy' means insanity or foolish behaviour.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'folly'.
- (a)foolishness
- (b)bravery
- (c)wealth
- (d)beauty
Answer(a) foolishness — 'folly', like 'lunacy', points to foolish or senseless behaviour.