Direction: Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blank.

He planned a weeklong ______ down the Nile.

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SSC GD Constable (2022) Official Paper (Held On : 27 Jan 2023 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "cruise."

Key Points

A homonym is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but has a different meaning.
"Write” and “right” is a good example of a pair of homonym.
"Cruise" means a voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and is the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blank in the given sentence. (समुद्र मार्ग द्वारा विभिन्न स्थानों का पर्यटन करना; समुद्री पर्यटन, समुद्र-विहार)
The word is a noun and can also be used as a verb.
In this context, it is used as a noun.
- Example: They’re planning to go on a cruise.
The correct answer is Option 4.

Correct sentence: He planned a weeklong cruise down the Nile.
Additional Information

Option 1 - Crews: This is a plural noun referring to a group of people working together, especially on a ship or aircraft. (जहाज़, विमान आदि के सभी कर्मचारी)
Option 2 - Cruse: This is a noun that means a small container for holding liquid, typically oil or wine. (तरल पदार्थ, आमतौर पर तेल या वाइन रखने के लिए एक छोटा कंटेनर)
Option 3 - crus: This is a noun that refers to any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th-13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims. (मुसलमानों से पवित्र भूमि को पुनः प्राप्त करने के लिए 11वीं-13वीं शताब्दी में यूरोपीय ईसाइयों द्वारा किए गए सैन्य अभियानों में से कोई भी)