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Vivek Mukherjee

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· 1 Months ago

why do you give misleading options??.. clerical means parochial agreed, but doesn't it mean administrative as well??

Question:

Directions: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Clerical 

Options:
A)

Parochial 

B)

Impious 

C)

Reluctant 

D)

Administrative

Solution:

Ans: (a) ‘Parochial’ is the correct synonym for clerical, which means ‘related to the clergy’ or ‘having a narrow-minded approach’.    

Meaning of other words:

• Impious – showing a lack of respect for god or religion

• Reluctant – unwilling and hesitant

• Administrative – relating to the running of a business, organization

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