Operating on a child with cancer needs meticulous planning and teamwork. (Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined word 'meticulous'.)
- (a)strong
- (b)long
- (c)playful
- (d)scrupulous
Correct — D, 'scrupulous.' 'Meticulous' means showing great attention to detail, very careful and precise; 'scrupulous' carries the same sense of painstaking care, so it is the closest synonym — exactly what delicate surgery demands.
- (a)strong — It refers to power or force, not to carefulness or precision.
- (b)long — It refers to length or duration, not to attention to detail.
- (c)playful — It means light-hearted and full of fun — unrelated to careful precision.
'Meticulous' means very careful and precise, showing great attention to detail.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous'.
- (a)careless
- (b)thorough
- (c)quick
- (d)cheap
Answer(b) thorough — 'meticulous' means careful and precise about every detail.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'scrupulous'.
- (a)painstaking
- (b)reckless
- (c)cheerful
- (d)wealthy
Answer(a) painstaking — 'scrupulous' means diligent and thorough in attention to detail.