Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The theory that business could operate totally without the aid of government has proved to be an erroneous belief.
a. Authentic
b. Argument
c. False
d. Asset
e. Feasible

Answer 1

Hint: Erroneous means something which has an error. An error is a mistake. So something erroneous means it has a mistake in it. Something erroneous is false or wrong.

Complete answer:
Since we know the meaning of erroneous, let us look at the given options. Since erroneous means something which is wrong, the synonym for the word is option c, that is, false. Thus, the given sentence means that the theory of businesses being able to operate without government aid is a false or wrong belief since businesses do need government aid.
Let us look at option a. It says ‘authentic’. Authentic means something which is genuine. It does not fit in the given sentence. Thus, it is wrong.
Option b is argument. It does not make sense to put this word in the sentence. A belief cannot be an argument. The tense of the word is also not suitable for the given sentence.
Option d is asset. An asset is something which is something very valuable. The belief talked about in the sentence cannot be a valuable belief. It is not similar to the meaning of erroneous.
Feasible in option e means something which is capable of being done. The meanings of erroneous and feasible have no connection with each other. Therefore, it is a wrong answer.

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