Directions(Q.1 to Q.10 ):

Read the following story carefully and answer the questions given. Certain words/ phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time, there lived a king. He was a very kind man and he looked after the welfare of his people. He saw to it that all the people in his kingdom were happy. The king had a very able Prime Minister. He consulted the Prime Minister on all administrative matters. As years went by, the Prime Minister became old and the king began to search for another one. After a long search, the king, at last, entrusted the old Prime Minister with the task of finding a capable man to take his place. The Prime Minister issued a proclamation and called a meeting of all the pundits in the kingdom. He then selected the four most learned pundits. The Prime Minister wanted to choose the best of the four Pundits as the new Prime Minister. He, therefore, decided to put them through a test. He asked each of the four pundits to sit in a separate room. Each room had two doors. The Prime Minister then went to teach pundit and said, “The room has two doors.” I will close both the doors and latch them, but I will lock one door from inside and the other door from outside without using a key, you should open the door from inside and come out. The pundit who succeeds in coming out first will be made the Prime Minister. Out of the four pundits, three were perplexed. Each of them thought, “How can the lock be opened without the key? If it cannot be opened, 1 will not be able to open the door and go out. “Thinking thus, the three pundits spent the whole night studying their books in order to find a solution to the problem. But unfortunately, none of them found one. The fourth pundit, however, had a deep sense of reasoning. He had a rational and an analytical mind. He pondered over the problem for a long time. “There is no way I can open the lock without the key. Therefore, I think, there is some trick in the lock itself. Let me check the latch and the lock,” he thought. Thinking thus, the fourth pundit went to the door. He examined the lock and the lash minutely. Suddenly, he realised that the door was on the latch! The door was closed but not latched. The lock simply hung from the latch. The pundit quickly opened the door and came out of the room. He then presented himself before the Prime Minister. The old Prime Minister heartily welcomed the pundit and honoured him. The king appointed the pundit as the new Prime Minister.

Which of the following is most nearly the opposite in meaning as the word ’ABLE’ as used in the story?