| Direction (9 - 12): Read the extract given below and answer the following questions by choosing the correct option. |
| "I wondered, Your Excellency," Sadao murmured. |
| "It was certainly very careless of me," the General said. "But you understand it was not lack of patriotism or dereliction of duty." He looked anxiously at his doctor. "If the matter should come out you would understand that, wouldn't you?" |
| "Certainly, Your Excellency," Sadao said. He suddenly comprehended that the General was in the palm of his hand and that as a consequence he himself was perfectly safe. "I swear to your loyalty. Excellency," he said to the old General, "and to your zeal against the enemy." (CBSE Question Bank 2021) |
| Pick the option that best describes the word 'dereliction' as used in the passage. |
| 1. evasion |
| 2. deterioration |
| 3. negligence |
| 4. carelessness |
| 5. dilapidation |
| 6. management |
A) 2, 3 and 6
B) 1, 4 and 5
C) 2, 4 and 6
D) 1, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
[d]
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