Question

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of – Hiatus
a)Gap
b)Contempt
c)Tight
d)Narrow

Answer 1

Hint: Hiatus can be defined or explained as – a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or series of activity.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 As hiatus means a break or pause, we can understand it more clearly with an example – The production houses will resume work after the four-month hiatus due to Covid-19 and lockdown.
Now,
Option a – gap means a break, a period of time spent doing nothing, or an interval between two objects or some time people.
Option b – contempt means a strong feeling of dislike or disregard for something or someone or being disrespectful or disobedient of law.
Option c – tight means something that is not loose.
Option d – narrow means something that is not wide, limited, small in width or limited in extent or amount, etc.
Here, we can see that the correct option is ‘a’ as it best expresses the meaning of hiatus,

Note: Other options that are provided differ in meaning with the root word to a great extent. Therefore, try to keep it in mind that a break can also be described as a gap but not dislike, or tightness or being narrow.