2026 · Q109
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.
Ingenious and Ingenuous
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- AIngenious means to be resourceful, and Ingenuous means to be rooted
- BIngenious means to be artless, and Ingenuous means to be inventive
- CIngenious means to be naturally talented, and Ingenuous means to be genuine
- DIngenious means to be creative, and Ingenuous means to be naively trusting
Explanation
“Ingenious” means clever and inventive (an ingenious device). “Ingenuous” (from Latin ingenuus, free-born, frank) means artless and naively trusting. Option (d) states both correctly; (b) swaps them, while (a) and (c) invent false senses. Hence (d).