Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DEARTH

Correct option is D

The correct antonym of the given word is (d) plenty.
• Given word (Dearth): It means a scarcity or lack/shortage of something. (Hindi meaning: कमी, अभाव)
• Correct answer word (Plenty): It means abundance; more than enough. (Hindi meaning: प्रचुरता, बहुतायत)
• Therefore, plenty is the opposite of dearth.
Example: There was a dearth of clean drinking water in the village.
Synonyms (dearth): scarcity, shortage, lack, insufficiency.
Antonyms (dearth): plenty, abundance, profusion, surplus.
Meanings of all the other given options:
• (a) Extravagance: excessive spending; lack of economy (फिजूलखर्ची, अपव्यय)
• (b) Richness: the state of being rich; wealth; abundance in quality (समृद्धि, धन-वैभव)
• (c) Grandeur: great splendour or magnificence (भव्यता, शानदारपन)