GATE2016 ME-2: GA-3

Question

Choose the statement(s) where the underlined word is used correctly:

1. A prone is a dried plum.
2. He was lying prone on the floor.
3. People who eat a lot of fat are prone to heart disease.

• A. (i) and (iii) only
• B. (iii) only
• C. (i) and (ii) only
• D. (ii) and (iii) only

Answer 1

prone means :

1. likely or liable to suffer from,   which is option (iii)
2. lying flat, especially face downwards. which is option (ii)

And a prune is a dried plum of any cultivar. Prune means a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance .So statement (i) is wrong.

Hence correct answer is option D.

Answer 2

A prone is a dried plum...it will be prune..so false
rest 2 statements are right
so option D