Meaning of “intriguing” in the following sentence

Question

Reading comprehension is one of the most important parts of any management entrance examination and a bit intriguing as well.

Does it mean:

• Challenging?
• Interesting?
• Provocative?

All these are meanings of intriguing at The Free Dictionary and all these fit well into the sentence.

Answer 1

I would say challenging and interesting

Your source says

intriguing : arousing great interest or curiosity

so "a bit intriguing" would lessen that.