Question

Choose the most suitable one word for the following phrase.
Equal in rank, merit or quality
a) Chum
b) Contemporary
c) Peer
d) Colleague

Answer 1

Hint:The given phrase, ‘equal in rank, merit or quality’ is used to refer to somebody who is in the same social position as another in the social hierarchy.

Complete answer:
 In the given question, we have been given a phrase and we need to find the option that best illustrates its meaning.
The phrase ‘Equal in rank, merit, or quality’ refers to someone who is in the same social position as the other.
Now, we will take a look at the given options to understand the most suitable answer.
Option ‘A’, chum, is a word that is used to refer to a close friend.
Option ‘B’, contemporary, is a word that is used to refer to someone or something that lived at the same time.
Option ‘C’, peer, refers to someone who is the same, age, status, or ability as another specified person.
Option ‘D’, colleague, refers to someone with whom a person with whom one works in a profession or business.
Therefore, from the above options, we can understand that options ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘D’ are incorrect as they do not give us the meaning of the given phrase.
Hence, the correct answer is option ‘C’, peer as its meaning is exactly the same as that of the given phrase.

Note:
 When you face multiple options while choosing one word for a phrase, look for the word whose meaning matches the given word completely, that will be the correct answer.