Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) Rohan is so ______ that he finds fault even with a drawing that has won the first prize. | (I) expatiate |
| (B) After breaking his friend’s cycle, Aman worked through the holidays to pay for it and ______ his mistake. | (II) hypocritical |
| (C) It is ______ of the leader to preach honesty in public while taking bribes in private. | (III) expiate |
| (D) Give our history teacher a chance and she will ______ on the Mughal gardens for a whole period. | (IV) hypercritical |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Rohan is so hypercritical that he finds fault even with a drawing that has won the first prize. | (IV) hypercritical | Hypercritical means too ready to find fault, even with small things. |
| (B) After breaking his friend’s cycle, Aman worked through the holidays to pay for it and expiate his mistake. | (III) expiate | Expiate means to make up for a wrong you have done. |
| (C) It is hypocritical of the leader to preach honesty in public while taking bribes in private. | (II) hypocritical | Hypocritical means preaching one thing and doing the opposite. |
| (D) Give our history teacher a chance and she will expatiate on the Mughal gardens for a whole period. | (I) expatiate | Expatiate (on) means to speak or write about a subject at great length. |