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Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate words given in List…

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Words)
(A) The road to the hill station is so ______, full of sharp bends and twists, that the bus rarely goes faster than twenty.	(I) urban
(B) Waiting outside the operation theatre for news of her father was ______ for Kavya.	(II) tortuous
(C) Ritika’s grandfather is an ______ gentleman, polite and well-read, who can talk about anything from cricket to Urdu poetry.	(III) urbane
(D) Many young people leave their villages for jobs in ______ areas like Pune and Surat.	(IV) torturous

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The road to the hill station is so tortuous, full of sharp bends and twists, that the bus rarely goes faster than twenty.	(II) tortuous	Tortuous means full of twists and turns. The road has many sharp bends.
(B) Waiting outside the operation theatre for news of her father was torturous for Kavya.	(IV) torturous	Torturous means causing great pain or suffering. The wait was very painful for Kavya.
(C) Ritika’s grandfather is an urbane gentleman, polite and well-read, who can talk about anything from cricket to Urdu poetry.	(III) urbane	Urbane means polite, confident and well-mannered in a refined way. The grandfather is polite and well-read.
(D) Many young people leave their villages for jobs in urban areas like Pune and Surat.	(I) urban	Urban means of a town or city. Pune and Surat are cities.

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Words)
(A) The road to the hill station is so ______, full of sharp bends and twists, that the bus rarely goes faster than twenty.	(I) urban
(B) Waiting outside the operation theatre for news of her father was ______ for Kavya.	(II) tortuous
(C) Ritika’s grandfather is an ______ gentleman, polite and well-read, who can talk about anything from cricket to Urdu poetry.	(III) urbane
(D) Many young people leave their villages for jobs in ______ areas like Pune and Surat.	(IV) torturous

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The road to the hill station is so tortuous, full of sharp bends and twists, that the bus rarely goes faster than twenty.	(II) tortuous	Tortuous means full of twists and turns. The road has many sharp bends.
(B) Waiting outside the operation theatre for news of her father was torturous for Kavya.	(IV) torturous	Torturous means causing great pain or suffering. The wait was very painful for Kavya.
(C) Ritika’s grandfather is an urbane gentleman, polite and well-read, who can talk about anything from cricket to Urdu poetry.	(III) urbane	Urbane means polite, confident and well-mannered in a refined way. The grandfather is polite and well-read.
(D) Many young people leave their villages for jobs in urban areas like Pune and Surat.	(I) urban	Urban means of a town or city. Pune and Surat are cities.