Question

Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized part of the sentence-
Everybody laughed at the puerility of his statement.
(a)Inaccuracy
(b)Childishness
(c)Insincerity
(d)Falsehood

Answer 1

Hint: The given word ‘puerility' is a state or quality of being a child. For example: Being without the sophistication of society or the puerility of children, I opened it at this embarrassing position.

Complete answer: The given word ‘puerility' is a quality of being puerile; childish or foolish; triviality. For example A puerile act, idea, remark, etc. An inexcusable puerility. There are four other given options, we have to choose the one which best expresses the meaning of ‘puerility’.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Inaccuracy. It is a noun which means the quality or state or an aspect of something of not being accurate. For example A weapon of notorious inaccuracy.
Option 'b' is Childishness. It is a noun which means of relating to, or suitable for a child or childhood, a high Childish voice, marked by or indicating a lack of maturity. For example, My girlfriend acts childish all the time.
Option 'c' is Insincerity. It is a noun which means the quality of not expressing genuine feelings, acting fake. For example, She had no patience for anything that smacked of insincerity or hypocrisy.
Option 'd' is Falsehood. It is a noun which means a state of being untrue or speaking a lie. For example The truth or falsehood of the many legends which surround her.
We have examined all the options given above, now we can easily find out the correct option. Meaning of the word 'puerility' is 'childish'. Option 'b' is the correct option.

Note: All the other options are plausible distractions. You must know the meaning of all of the given words to find out the correct answer.