IPMAT Indore 2020 (VA) - One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word. | PYQs + Solutions

IPMAT Indore 2020

Incorrect Word

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One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

The young scientist built a small, low-cost machine to recycle waste water. It was a simple but ingenious solution to the problem of water shortage in the city.

My friend is an ingenious cook - she can make very delicious dishes from the most ordinary ingredients.

The young man lost all his savings because he was rather ingenious to believe the agent's promises of a well-paid job and a comfortable life in a foreign country.

Teachers say that some children are very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses for not completing their work.

Correct Option: 3

The term 'ingenious' is incorrectly used in option 3. The correct term should be 'gullible' or 'naive'.

IPMAT Indore 2020 (VA) PYQs

One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

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