Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The rule states that if a boxer is knocked down, he must stay down for a mandatory eight seconds.
a. Long
b. Delayed
c. Obligatory
d. Crucial
e. Optional

Answer 1

Hint: Mandatory can be defined as something that is absolutely necessary or compulsory.

Complete answer:
Synonyms are words that have the same meaning as a given word. Generally, words in the English language have many synonyms bearing similar meanings. A thesaurus is a book that contains all these synonyms in one place.
Let us look at some examples of synonyms. Attractive is a word that means to be pleasing or alluring to the senses. Appealing is another word that can be used to describe this same meaning in one word.
In our question, we have been given the word ‘mandatory’. Let us consider what its meaning is. Mandatory is derived from the Latin word ‘mandatum’. Mandatory means to be compulsory. Now, that we know what the word means, we must find a word that means the same thing as mandatory.
For this purpose, we shall consider the options given above.
Option ‘a’ long means to measure a great distance from end to end.
Option ‘b’ delayed means something that is late.
Option ‘c’ obligatory means to be compulsory.
Option ‘d’ crucial means to be absolutely necessary for the success of a particular variable .
Option ‘e’ optional means to be available to be chosen if one wants to.
Out of all the given options, only option ‘c’ means the same thing as mandatory. Therefore, option ‘c’ is the correct answer.

Note: Let us consider the problematic aspects of this question. If you misunderstand the directive given in the question, you may choose an antonym instead of a synonym like option ‘e’ instead. Therefore, you must clearly understand the directive given in the question.