Project ForgeGeneral Aptitude
Verbal Aptitude
GATE 2016
Medium
Choose the statement(s) where the underlined word is used correctly:
(i) A PRONE is a dried plum. (ii) He was lying PRONE on the floor. (iii) People who eat a lot of fat are PRONE to heart disease.
- A(i) and (iii) only
- B(iii) only
- C(i) and (ii) only
- (ii) and (iii) only
Explanation
A dried plum is a 'prune', not a 'prone' — so (i) misuses the word. 'Prone' correctly means lying face-down (ii) and also means susceptible/inclined to something (iii) — both of those uses are correct.
Source: GATE ME 2016 Set-2 (2016)
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