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Question 24 : One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

1. The young scientist built a small, low-cost machine to recycle waste water. It was a simple but ingenious solution to the problem of water shortage in the city.
2. My friend is an ingenious cook - she can make very delicious dishes from the most ordinary ingredients.
3. The young man lost all his savings because he was rather ingenious to believe the agent's promises of a well-paid job and a comfortable life in a foreign country.
4. Teachers say that some children are very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses for not completing their work.

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Explanatory Answer

The adjective ‘ingenious’ is used to describe a clever person or a skillfully made/planned thing. This word is used correctly in all sentences except C. The word 'ingenuous' (showing childlike innocence) is the right one to use in statement C.

The question is " One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word. "

Hence, the answer is 'The young man lost all his savings because he was rather ingenious to believe the agent's promises of a well-paid job and a comfortable life in a foreign country.'

Choice C is the correct answer.

 

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