2024 · Q12
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Our school building is _______ dilapidated.
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Avisibly
- Blittle
- Cdeeply
- Dsatisfactorily
Explanation
The keyed answer is ‘deeply’, used as an intensifier meaning ‘to a great extent’ — a deeply dilapidated building is one in a very advanced state of disrepair. ‘Little’ and ‘satisfactorily’ contradict the sense of dilapidation, which denotes severe decay. However, ‘visibly’ is also a natural collocation with dilapidated, so this item admits two defensible answers. Key disputed: verify against the official UPSC key.