The dodgy behaviour of the leader led to her fall
- (a)principled
- (b)dubious
- (c)dishonest
- (d)painful
Answer
C
Why
Correct — C, dishonest. 'Dodgy' describes someone or something shady, untrustworthy, and not honest; a leader brought down by such conduct was behaving dishonestly. 'Dubious' (b) is a close cousin, but 'dishonest' most directly names the untrustworthy quality 'dodgy' carries here.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)principled — An antonym — it means acting on firm moral principles, the opposite of dodgy behaviour.
- (b)dubious — Close in sense (doubtful, suspect), but it stresses questionable reliability or value rather than the outright dishonesty 'dodgy' implies when conduct causes a downfall; the weaker match.
- (d)painful — Unrelated — it describes something that hurts, not conduct that is shady or untrustworthy.
Concept
A synonym item testing the informal word 'dodgy' — dishonest, shady, or not to be trusted — with 'dubious' planted as a tempting near-synonym.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the word closest in meaning to 'dodgy'.
- (a)reliable
- (b)untrustworthy
- (c)generous
- (d)punctual
Answer(b) untrustworthy — dodgy means shady and not to be trusted.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which word is the antonym of 'dishonest'?
- (a)deceitful
- (b)corrupt
- (c)honourable
- (d)fraudulent
Answer(c) honourable — the only option that means truthful and upright.