Major, as an adjective, can mean which of the following?

• A. quite important
• B. large
• C. serious
• D. more important

Answer: (A)

Major signals significance or importance rather than physical size. When you say something is major, you’re highlighting its high importance or priority, so describing it as “quite important” fits naturally and directly. The sense of size is not what’s being tested here, so “large” isn’t appropriate. While major can carry a serious or grave tone in some contexts, the most straightforward meaning is importance, making “quite important” the best paraphrase. Saying it’s “more important” implies a comparison, which isn’t the core use of the adjective by itself in this sense.