Question

Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
One who cuts precious stones
a)Lapidist
b)Philatelist
c)Oculist
d)Drover

Answer 1

Hint: One needs to be able to distinguish between the various terms related to the person doing some job. The given definition and the words following it in the options must align in meaning with each other, that must be taken care of.

Complete step-by-step answer:

Option a ‘lapidist’ is a person who is skilled at cutting or engraving precious stones, it is the same as the given word, hence it is the correct option. Option b, ‘philatelist’, means a person who loves stamps or loves collecting stamps, which has no relevance in the given context, hence it is an incorrect option. Option c, ‘oculist’ is a person who is an ophthalmologist or an optician, which is irrelevant in the given context, it is an incorrect option. Option d, ‘drover’ is a person who drives cattle or a herd of sheep to the market, which is irrelevant to the given definition. Hence option d is an incorrect option. As we can clearly see, only option ‘a’ is relevant to the given definition. Option ‘a’ is the correct answer.

Note: The tricky part of this question can be to figure out what each of these words means.