Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
Violation of something holy and sacred
A. Profanity
B. Sedition
C. Sacrilege
D. Slander

Answer 1

Hint: We have to choose the word whose meaning is “violation of something holy and sacred”. We can take the example of a temple. A temple is something which is holy and sacred.

Complete answer:
 Let us look at the various words given in the options and see which matches the meaning given in the question.

> Option a is profanity. Profanity refers to language which is very obscene or inappropriate. If a political debate does not allow profanity, it means the usage of inappropriate language like curse words or swear words shall not be allowed to be used.

> Option b talks about sedition. Sedition is an act or speech which instigates other people to go against the authority such as the government. Sedition is a crime. Political leaders are often arrested on charges of sedition. They are allowed to promote their party by criticising the current government, but they cannot use their speech to encourage or incite the common people to overthrow the government.

> Option c is sacrilege. Sacrilege refers to the destruction of something holy. If someone throws a stone at the cross of Jesus in a church, it is called sacrilege. This meaning matches with the meaning given in the question which says “violation of something holy and sacred”.

>Option d says slander. Slander is speech which is capable of ruining a person’s reputation. For example, if you spread a lie about your friend that he actually cheats during exams, it is slander.

Now that all the meanings of the given options have been explained, it can be clearly seen that option c which is sacrilege, is the correct option. Options a, b and d are wrong answers.

Note: These kinds of questions can only be used if the student has a strong vocabulary. Since there is no given sentence, it is not possible to even guess the answer. So it is advised to all students to read a lot of books, articles and novels to build a strong vocabulary.