2024 · Q95
In the following items, a pair of words is provided. You are required to select the option which most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
**Enquiry — Inquiry**
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- AEnquiry means to seek information and inquiry means to investigate
- BEnquiry means to investigate and inquiry means to seek information
- CEnquiry means to seek information and inquiry means act of investiture
- DEnquiry means act of investiture and inquiry means to investigate
Explanation
In standard British/Indian usage, ‘enquiry’ denotes a general request for information (‘an enquiry about timings’), while ‘inquiry’ denotes a formal investigation (‘a judicial inquiry’). Option (a) states this distinction correctly; (b) reverses it, and (c) and (d) introduce the irrelevant ‘investiture’. Hence (a) is correct.