CAT 2001 — VARC Question 3
For the word given at the top of each table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (A,B,C,D) with their corresponding usage on the right (E,F,G,H). Out of the four possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usages correctly matched.
Mellow
| Dictionary Definition | Usage | ||
| A. | Adequately and properly aged so as to be free of harshness. | E. | He has mellowed with age. |
| B. | Freed from rashness of youth | F. | The tones of the old violin were mellow. |
| C. | Of soft and loamy consistency | G. | Some wines are mellow. |
| D. | Rich and full but free from stridency | H. | Mellow soil is found in the Gangetic plains. |
Answer & solution
- A
A-E, B-G, C-H, D-F
- B
A-E, B-F, C-G, D-H
A-G, B-E, C-H, D-F
- D
A-H, B-G, C-F, D-E
If you are a good reader, then finding the right answer would be a piece of cake. Wines are aged to free them from harshness. You must have heard of ‘old wine’, the more it ages, the better it becomes. Therefore, A goes with G.
People become mellow with age and lose the rashness of youth. Therefore B matches with E.
Strident sound is ‘shrill or harsh’ sound. The tones of the old violin were free from stridency (was not producing harsh music). Thus, D matches with F.
C matches with H, soil is mellow or has soft or loamy consistency.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.