SECTION – 2

34. There are four sentences S1, S2, S3, S4 where the underlined word is used either correctly or incorrectly. Choose the option which lists the sentences, where the underlined word is used correctly.

S1. Only 22% of the people voted. The rest were totally disinterested.

S2. The management and the union asked a completely disinterested party to mediate between them.

S3. I don’t know why he didn’t go to the exhibition. Perhaps he was too busy or just disinterested.

S4. France’s intervention in the dispute was not entirely disinterested. It gave her increased power and influence in the area.

(A) S1, S2, S4 (B) S2, S3, S4 (C) S1, S4 (D) S2, S4

Explanatory Note:

Though ‘disinterested’ can also mean ‘uninterested’, its usual meaning is unbiased. If we take disinterested to mean uninterested (not interested) then all the four sentences are right. We don’t have an answer choice that says all are right. So we take disinterested to mean unbiased which makes it right in only S2 and S4. Choice (D)