2023 · Q2
Each of the five items given below has a phrase given in italics. Choose the one from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) that best describes the phrase and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. The Government's policies were aimed at relieving the distress of the homeless, the unemployed and the poverty- stricken sections of society.
General EnglishVocabulary
- Aneedy
- Bindigent
- Cdisadvantaged
- Dchallenged
Explanation
Indigent means suffering poverty or lacking the necessities of life, the precise single word for people described as homeless, unemployed and poverty-stricken. Needy (A) is close but generic, disadvantaged (C) extends to social or educational handicap beyond poverty, and challenged (D) refers to disability. Hence B.