IPMAT Indore 2024 - VA Q84 Explanation

Explanation:

(d)

Option (a): This sentence is correct. The word "proscribes" is used appropriately. "Proscribes" means to forbid or prohibit. However, as the subject in the sentence is “the rules” which is plural, it should be followed by a plural verb, which should be “proscribe”. However, this option cannot be eliminated on the basis of this technicality as it uses the right word.

Option (b): This sentence is correct. "Proscribes" is appropriately used to mean forbidding or prohibiting late night parties before an important game.

Option (c): This sentence is correct. "Proscribes" is appropriately used to mean forbidding or prohibiting employees from disclosing confidential information.

Option (d): This sentence is incorrect. "Proscribes" is used inappropriately here. "Proscribes" means to forbid or prohibit, but it's used incorrectly in the context of giving instructions. The correct word should be "prescribes", which means to stipulate or specify.