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Verbal Reasoning · Q22

Artificial Language

Competitive Exams · Verbal Reasoning · question 22

Q22

Here are some words translated from an artificial language. I. briftamint means militant II. uftonel means occupied III. uftonalene means occupation Which word could mean "occupant"?

A.
elbrifta
B.
uftonamint
Answer
C.
elamint
D.
briftalene

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Brift means the root word mili–; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix –tant; the root word ufton– means occupy; el means the suffix –ied of occupied; and alene means the suffix –tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, c, and d can be easily ruled out.)