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Standard XI
Business Studies
Question

In the question below are given two sentences numbered I and II.In these sentences, two homonyms are given in italics type, which may be either mis-spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Read both the sentences carefully and decide on their correctness on the basis of the italicized words.
I. Mr. Khanna died in a railway collision.
II. Some gentlemen act in collusion with robbers.

  1. only sentence I is correct
  2. only sentence II is correct
  3. both the sentences I and II are correct
  4. neither I nor II is correct, and the sentence could not be made correct by interchanging the italicized words
  5. I as well as II are incorrect, but both could be made correct by interchanging the italicized words

A
I as well as II are incorrect, but both could be made correct by interchanging the italicized words
B
only sentence I is correct
C
only sentence II is correct
D
neither I nor II is correct, and the sentence could not be made correct by interchanging the italicized words
E
both the sentences I and II are correct
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The correct answer is Option C.
COLLISION means crash. Sentence 1 is correct because we can say that Mr. Khanna died in a railway crash.
COLLUSION means agreement to act unlawfully. Some gentlemen act unlawfully with robbers.
Thus even sentence 2 is correct.

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