CDS 2026 (I) English, question 6

Topic: Vocabulary and word usage

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Directions · Q1 to Q10

In the following items, a pair of words is provided. You are required to select the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q6

Climatic and Climactic

  1. (a) Climatic means related to climate and Climactic means the most exciting part of a story or situationCorrect answer
  2. (b) Climatic means the most exciting part of a story or situation and Climactic means related to climate
  3. (c) Climatic means scientific study of climate and Climactic means climbing to the top of something
  4. (d) Climatic means climbing to the top of something and Climactic means the scientific study of climate

Solution.

Answer: (a) Climatic means related to climate and Climactic means the most exciting part of a story or situation

  1. Climatic concerns climate.
  2. Climactic concerns a climax, the decisive or most intense point of a story or event.
  3. Option (a) expresses that contrast, though climactic is an adjective rather than the name of the climax itself.