Question

The news headline, “Hooch tragedy: probe ordered ”means

• A. an enquiry is ordered into the liquor consumption tragedy
• B. a solution has been derived in a drug tragedy
• C. an agreement has been reached in the road accident tragedy
• D. a row has been erupted in the minetragedy

Answer 1

Answer:

A. an enquiry is ordered into the liquor consumption tragedy

• Hooch means illicitly or illegally made liquor/alcohol.
  Probe means an investigation or enquiry.

• Therefore, the headline “Hooch tragedy: probe ordered” means that an enquiry/investigation has been ordered into the tragedy caused by illicit liquor consumption.