Which term means 'appearing singly or at widely scattered localities'?

• A. sporadic
• B. static
• C. sphere
• D. statistics

Answer: (A)

It describes events that occur irregularly and in scattered places. This term captures both irregular timing and wide, uneven distribution, so you’d use it for things like sporadic outbreaks or sporadic power outages—situations that pop up here and there rather than in a steady, uniform pattern. The other words don’t fit: static means not moving or changing, sphere is just a round shape, and statistics refers to the collection and analysis of data, not to how often or where things occur. So the best term for “appearing singly or at widely scattered localities” is the one that signals irregular, scattered appearances.