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: The Gangetic plains are blessed with historically-significant fecundity on account of its rich soil.
S2: The couple sought blessings at the temple that was believed to possess the power to transform childlessness into fecundity.
S3: The grass across the prairies made the landscape appear particularly fecund, with cattle grazing by the thousands.
- A1
- B2
- C3
- DNone
Explanation
'Fecund' means fertile or productive. S1 applies it to the fertile Gangetic plains, S2 to the power of turning childlessness into fertility, and S3 to the productive prairie landscape. All three use the fertility sense correctly, so the count is 3.