Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET June 2023 (21.06.2023) Shift-II
In communication, metonyms reflect
AReality ✓ Correct
BArtificiality
CFantasy
DHidden secrets
Correct answer: (A) Reality — The National Testing Agency awarded this item as a bonus to all candidates, so no option is a settled key.
Explanation
★The National Testing Agency awarded this item as a bonus to all candidates, so no option is a settled key.
★The printed word metanyms is a misprint for metonyms.
★A metonym names something by a closely associated thing, such as the crown for the monarch.
★Because the link is real and grounded in association, metonymy reflects reality.
★So reality is the most defensible reading and is keyed here.
★But the printing error meant no answer could be settled.
★For that reason the agency gave a bonus mark to all candidates.
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