Question

The word in the passage that means 'related to one's mother' is:

It was during winter that appooppan visited us. I was not particularly fond of him and so, was not excited about his visit, as I had not had any opportunity to interact with him in my childhood days. I had dismissed him to be an old villager who knew nothing about modern times. He was my maternal grandfather. Amma used to tell me that he was a great scholar, who worked as a village officer. But my arrogance and ego did not let me acknowledge him. My attitude towards him changed completely when there was a get-together. One of our family friends who was a senior scientist struck a conversation with appooppan and was amazed at the way he was updated on latest developments in science and technology. I was sitting next to them, and was surprised myself. Later that day, out of remorse, I approached appooppan. He interacted with me as if nothing happened.

• A. arrogance
• B. maternal
• C. attitude
• D. scholar

Answer 1

Answer:

B. maternal

The relevant line from the passage is:

"He was my maternal grandfather."

• Maternal means related to one's mother.

• The other options mean:

  • (A) Arrogance – pride or self-importance.

  • (C) Attitude – a person's way of thinking or feeling.

  • (D) Scholar – a learned or educated person.