Question

Which sentence suffers most from hyperbole?

• A. Most collectors of coins would give the Earth to own one of the copper coins issued by Mohammad Bin Tughlaq.
• B. It is thought that eating raw tomatoes would greatly reduce the risk of cancer, but tomato sauce can have a greater effect since it is made from many raw tomatoes.
• C. Cricket has a great following in India, but the twenty-twenty format took the game to nook and corner of the world.
• D. We face an imminent drinking water crisis in India as the population growth is accompanied by a general decrease in rainfall.

Hint:

Hyperbole means an exaggeration so extreme it becomes literally impossible. Look for the sentence with an over the top, unbelievable claim.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Hyperbole is a deliberate, over the top exaggeration used for effect. It is not meant to be taken literally; the reader is expected to see through it right away. To find the sentence that suffers most from hyperbole, check each option for a claim that is stretched far beyond what is actually true or possible.

1. Option A: "would give the Earth to own one" is a stock hyperbolic phrase. No coin collector can literally hand over the planet to own a coin, so the claim is a wild, impossible exaggeration used only to stress how badly collectors want the coin. This is hyperbole.
2. Option B: This sentence makes a health claim about tomatoes and tomato sauce. The claim may or may not be medically accurate, but it is stated as a plain assertion, not an exaggeration. There is nothing overstated in how it is worded.
3. Option C: "took the game to nook and corner of the world" is an idiom meaning almost everywhere. Twenty-twenty cricket really has spread across most cricket-playing nations, so the phrase is close to a fair description of a real trend, not an impossible exaggeration like Option A.
4. Option D: This describes a real and pressing concern, falling rainfall against rising population, in plain, factual language. Nothing here is overstated.

Option A is the only sentence built on a claim that is literally impossible and used purely for exaggerated effect, so it suffers most from hyperbole.

Let's summarize:

• Hyperbole uses an impossible or absurd claim to stress a feeling, here the desperation of coin collectors.
• Options B and D are plain factual statements; Option C uses a common idiom for everywhere that still describes a real trend, so it is weaker hyperbole than Option A.

The correct answer is Option A, "would give the Earth to own one."