UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 · Question 8

Question 8 of the UPSC EPFO APFC Recruitment Test 2023 (General Studies) (2 July 2023). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. APFC 2023 · Q8 · General English · Vocabulary & Idioms

   Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined word "derelict". The hundred-year old college building was now in a "derelict" state.

   1. Preserved for historical value
   2. Unsafe for occupation
   3. Neglected and broken down
   4. Retaining its original beauty
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   Answer: (3) Neglected and broken down

   Derelict (of a building or property) means in very poor condition because it has been abandoned and neglected, that is, dilapidated or run-down, as in "a derelict factory". "Neglected and broken down" gives exactly both parts of this sense. A derelict building may well be unsafe to live in, but that is a consequence, not the meaning of the word. "Preserved for historical value" and "retaining its original beauty" are nearly the opposite. As a noun, a derelict is a homeless, destitute person.

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