Question

    In each question a word is given, corresponding to it three sentences are given. Choose the correct sentence that has the correct usage of the word.

    Issue

    I. Politicians proposed popular sovereignty as a means of entrusting the issue to citizens of new territories.

    II. I found an old issue of Othello in my grandfather’s cupboard.

    III. They will issue the NOC only after a strict background check.

    A Both II and III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both I and II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both I and III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E I, II and III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In I, the word ‘issue’ means ‘a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about’. In II, the word ‘issue’ means ‘a set of newspapers or magazines published at the same time or a single copy of a newspaper or magazine’. In III, the word ‘issue’ means ‘to produce or provide something official’.

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