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11.21.8 Word Meaning: GATE2015 ME-3 GA-3 Choose the statement where the underlined word is used correctly. A. When the teacher eludes to different authors, he is being elusive. B. When the thief keeps eluding the police, he is being elusive. C. Matters that are difficult to understand or remember are elusive. D. Mirages can be elusive, a way to express them is illusory.

GATE 2015 · General Aptitude · Word Meaning · hard

Answer: Option B uses 'eluding' (evading/escaping) and 'elusive' (hard to catch) correctly and consistently.

  1. Analyze Option A: A says teacher 'eludes to different authors'. The correct word here is 'alludes' (refers indirectly). 'Elude' means to escape/avoid. A is incorrect.
  2. Analyze Option B: B says thief 'keeps eluding the police, he is being elusive'. Eluding = escaping/evading. Elusive = hard to catch. Both words are used correctly and consistently. B is correct.
  3. Analyze Options C and D: C says 'Matters difficult to understand are elusive' - though usage is not entirely wrong, the question marks which is definitely correct. D conflates elusive with illusory (mirages are illusory, not elusive). B remains the best answer.