In this question there is a sentence with an underlined/italic word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined/italic word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The flood situation during the monsoon this year was calamitous.

‘Operation Cactus’ is the name given to Indian Military intervention in

Prof. Vijay Raghavan, an Indian scientist, who has been elected Fellow of Royal Society in…

The UN has recently passed a resolution against human right violation in a South Asian…

A high level committee set up by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation…

Suppose, the Naxalites have kidnapped a Deputy Commissioner from Baster region in Chhattisgarh and taken…