Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) Some older boys on the school bus used to ______ Rahul about his thick glasses until the conductor finally stepped in. | (I) evict |
| (B) In his last letter, the childless sitar maestro asked his lawyer to ______ his rare instruments to the music college. | (II) implicate |
| (C) Call records from the stolen phone helped the police ______ two security guards in the bank robbery. | (III) taunt |
| (D) The landlord cannot ______ a tenant in the middle of the monsoon without giving a month’s notice. | (IV) bequeath |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Some older boys on the school bus used to taunt Rahul about his thick glasses until the conductor finally stepped in. | (III) taunt | Taunt means to say unkind things to someone to upset or annoy them. The boys made fun of Rahul’s glasses. |
| (B) In his last letter, the childless sitar maestro asked his lawyer to bequeath his rare instruments to the music college. | (IV) bequeath | Bequeath means to leave one’s property to someone after one’s death, usually through a will. The college is to get the instruments after he dies. |
| (C) Call records from the stolen phone helped the police implicate two security guards in the bank robbery. | (II) implicate | Implicate means to show that someone is involved in a crime. The records linked the guards to the robbery. |
| (D) The landlord cannot evict a tenant in the middle of the monsoon without giving a month’s notice. | (I) evict | Evict means to force someone, by law, to leave the house or land they live in. The landlord must give notice before making the tenant leave. |