2025 · Q97
Directions: In the following questions a particular word is provided. Four sentences have been framed using the word (in different tense forms), only one of which makes use of the word correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Illicit
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- AThe police put out a notice to illicit more information from the public.
- BIllicit trading in liquor became profitable during the prohibition.
- CThe offer for new residential areas illicited a lukewarm response.
- DThe news of the earthquake illicited a massive outpouring of help for the victims.
Explanation
"Illicit" is an adjective meaning unlawful, correctly used in sentence 2 ("illicit trading in liquor"). Sentences 1, 3 and 4 misuse it as a verb where "elicit" (to draw out) is meant — "to elicit information", "elicited a response". Only (B) is correct.