Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
It could not have been expected that, with such a bent of mind of the people, there should have been much **activity** for the cultivation of the physical sciences in this part of the world.
- Adull
- Bdormant
- Cindolence
- Didle
Explanation
'Activity' here means energetic work or pursuit, the cultivation of the sciences. Its direct noun antonym is 'indolence,' habitual inactivity or aversion to work. 'Dormant' describes a temporarily inactive state, like a volcano, rather than the absence of industrious effort; 'dull' means uninteresting and 'idle,' though related, is a weaker noun-opposite than 'indolence.' Hence (c) is correct.