2026 · Q102
Directions: In the following items, a pair of words is provided. You are required to select the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Tempestuous and Temperamental
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- ATempestuous means unpredictable behaviour, and Temperamental means displaying violent behaviour
- BTempestuous means displaying violent behaviour, and Temperamental means unpredictable behaviour
- CTempestuous means transitory, and Temperamental means determined by temperature
- DTempestuous means determined by temperature, and Temperamental means transitory
Explanation
“Tempestuous” (like a tempest) means stormy and violent in behaviour. “Temperamental” means moody and unpredictable. Option (b) states both correctly; (a) swaps them, while (c) and (d) confuse the words with “transitory” and “temperature”. Hence (b).