He is known for his unscrupulous ways. He always sheds ________ tears to deceive people. A. fox's B. crocodile's C. crocodile D. fox

GATE 2020 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium

Answer: C. crocodile

1. Identify the relevant idiom: The context — unscrupulous person shedding tears to deceive — directly invokes the idiom 'crocodile tears'. This is a well-known phrase meaning fake, manipulative weeping.
2. Choose the grammatically correct form: In the idiom 'crocodile tears', 'crocodile' is an attributive noun — no apostrophe. A (fox's) and B (crocodile's) both use possessives. D (fox) is the wrong animal. C (crocodile) — attributive noun — is correct.