CDS 2026 · PYQ · Vocabulary / Similar Sounding Words · hard
fate, fete, faith — 1. The working committee will meet to discuss the fete of the erring employee. 2. The students organized a fate to felicitate the winners. 3. The accused person has lost faith in the fairness of the judgement. In which of the sentences given above has/have the word(s) been used correctly?
A.2 and 3 only
B.1 and 3 only
C.3 only✓ Correct
D.1, 2 and 3
Explanation
'Fate' means destiny or future outcome - sentence 1 incorrectly uses 'fete' when it should be 'fate' (discussing the future of the employee). 'Fete' means a celebration or festival - sentence 2 incorrectly uses 'fate' when it should be 'fete' (organizing a celebration). 'Faith' means trust or belief - correctly used in sentence 3. Therefore, only sentence 3 uses the word correctly.
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