IPMAT Indore 2023 · Verbal Ability · Question 28
IPMAT Indore 2023 previous year question on Word Usage in Context, with the answer and a step-by-step solution.
- AUnder certain climatic conditions, hailstorms are formed in the atmosphere, resulting in unexpected accidents.
- BThe passengers in the bus were sweating profusely because of the hot climatic conditions.
- COur products have to function in extreme weather conditions, which is why we put them through climatic testing.
- DThe climatic moment of the match was when the captain got caught behind the wicket.
Answer & solution
Answer: Option D
The word pair being tested: climatic vs climactic.
climatic — relating to climate, i.e. weather.
climactic — relating to a climax, i.e. the decisive or most intense moment.
They differ by a single letter and are among the most frequently confused adjectives in English.
Checking each option:
(a) “Under certain climatic conditions, hailstorms are formed” ✔ — weather.
(b) “the hot climatic conditions” ✔ — weather again.
(c) “we put them through climatic testing” ✔ — a genuine engineering term for testing products under controlled temperature and humidity.
(d) “The climatic moment of the match” ✘ — a decisive moment in a cricket match has nothing to do with weather. The word required is climactic.
Answer: Option 4
Shortcut. Ask one question of each sentence: is this about weather? Hailstorms ✔, hot bus ✔, product testing ✔, a wicket falling ✘. The odd one out is the answer.
The pair to fix permanently:
climatic ← climate (weather)
climactic ← climax (peak moment)
The extra c belongs with the c of climax.
And note option (c) again — climatic testing is a real technical term, and like a cord of wood in Q81 it is placed there to make an unfamiliar-but-correct usage look like the error. Unfamiliar is not wrong.
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