Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
Dr. Brahm Prakash advised me to take care of the performance degraders and cautioned me against seeking optimal performance from the participating work centres.
Option 1: minimum
Option 2: faulty
Option 3: worst
Option 4: best
Correct Answer: best
Solution : The correct option will be the fourth option.
Optimal: It denotes the most favourable or desirable; the best possible.
Best: It denotes the highest quality, excellence, or standing; most favourable or advantageous.
The other options are:
Minimum: It means the least or smallest amount; opposite in meaning to optimal.
Faulty: It denotes having defects or flaws; it is not synonymous with the idea of being the best .
Worst: It denotes the lowest quality, most unfavourable, or least desirable; opposite in meaning to optimal.
Therefore, the correct answer will be best.
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