Directions: In this section an underlined word has been used variously in three sentences S1, S2 and S3. You are required to determine in how many sentences has the word been used correctly, and mark your answer from the options (a), (b) or (c) given below. If the word has not been correctly used in any one or more of the given sentences mark your response as (d).
S1: It was quotidian on account of the courtiers to take great pains to maintain the dignity of the ailing monarch.
S2: The rules of conduct of the highest judiciary are quotidian principles on which rest the very foundations of justice and democracy.
S3: His quotidian life is, contrary to what people think, rather unexciting.
- A1
- B2
- C3
- DNone
Explanation
'Quotidian' means everyday or ordinary. S1 misuses it to mean customary or incumbent, and S2 misuses it to mean foundational — neither is its sense. S3 uses it correctly: a quotidian life is an ordinary, unexciting one. Only one sentence is correct.