Asked for a synonym of "parvat" (mountain), Aryan thinks "maidan" (plain) is also correct, since…
Asked for a synonym of "parvat" (mountain), Aryan thinks "maidan" (plain) is also correct, since both are geography words. His teacher says the two are actually opposites of each other. Who is right?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: His teacher is right, "maidan" isn't a synonym of parvat — it's a completely different landform
Why
Aryan is grouping words by CATEGORY — both are geography terms — the same kind of overreach seen with gender and category in earlier chapters. Belonging to the same broad category (landforms) doesn't make two words synonyms; in fact, 'पर्वत' (a raised, uneven landform) and 'मैदान' (flat, level land) describe near-opposite kinds of terrain. The genuine synonyms of 'पर्वत' all name the same raised landform under different words — 'गिरि', 'शैल', 'पहाड़', 'अद्रि'. Test it: 'हम पर्वत पर चढ़े' (we climbed the mountain) and 'हम गिरि पर चढ़े' describe the same event; 'हम मैदान पर चढ़े' sounds odd, since you don't climb a plain. His teacher is right: 'मैदान' is a different, near-opposite landform, not a synonym — sharing a category (geography) is not the same as sharing a meaning.
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