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The teller carefully counted the cash, matched it against the ledger and reported the balance to the branch manager.
Question

In the following sentence, four words have been highlighted which may be misspelt or inappropriate in their usage. Mark the erroneous word as your answer and if all the words are correct in their spellings and usage, choose ‘All are correct’ as the answer.


The teller carefully counted the cash, matched it against the ledger and reported the balance to the branch manager.

A.

teller

B.

counted

C.

ledger

D.

balance

E.

All are correct

Correct option is E

Correct Answer: E. All are correct

All the highlighted words are correctly spelled and appropriately used in the given sentence.

Contextual Explanation

The sentence describes a routine banking process. A teller counts the cash, compares it with the ledger, and reports the balance to the branch manager. Every highlighted word is both grammatically and contextually appropriate.

Explanation of the highlighted words

1. teller

Meaning (English): A bank employee who receives and pays out money to customers.

Meaning (Hindi): बैंक का कैशियर / टेलर

Example: The teller processed the customer's cash withdrawal quickly.

2. counted

Meaning (English): Calculated the total number or amount of something.

Meaning (Hindi): गिना

Example: She counted the money before depositing it.

3. ledger

Meaning (English): A book or digital record used to keep financial accounts and transactions.

Meaning (Hindi): बही-खाता / लेखा-पुस्तक

Example: The accountant updated the ledger at the end of the day.

4. balance

Meaning (English): The amount of money remaining in an account after all transactions.

Meaning (Hindi): शेष राशि / बैलेंस

Example: He checked his account balance using the mobile app.

Conclusion

All the highlighted words are correctly spelled and fit the banking context perfectly.

Correct Answer: E. All are correct

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