TS Police Constable Mains 2023 · Question 19
Question 19 of the TSLPRB Police Constable Final Written Examination 2023 (General Studies) (30 April 2023). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.
Identify the correct antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence. He was fishing for a squid with pals in shallow water.
- Shoal
- Superficial
- Deep
- Skin-deep
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Answer: (3) Deep
The underlined word "shallow" means of little depth, so its opposite is "deep". "Shoal" (a shallow place in water), "superficial" and "skin-deep" are all close in meaning to "shallow", not opposite.