Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below…

The correct answer is Option (4) → keeping

Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, more than one answer is possible here: Option (1) "accord" and Option (4) "keeping" both make a correct sentence, as explained below.

Option 1: accord — Can also be considered as correct.

• In accord with means in agreement or harmony with.
• "His salary is in accord with the amount of work he does" is also grammatical and meaningful, though "in keeping with" (or "in accordance with") is more common for a matching amount.
  Example: His actions are in accord with his beliefs.

Option 2: coordination — Incorrect. Coordination means organising people or parts to work together, and "in coordination with" means working together with someone, which a salary cannot do.
Example: The police acted in coordination with the army.

Option 3: balance — Incorrect. Balance means an even, steady state. English says "in balance" or "balanced against", but "in balance with the amount of work" is not the phrase used for pay matching work.
Example: Everyone needs a good work-life balance.

Option 4: keeping — Correct (Answer as per NTA).

• In keeping with means suitable for, or in proportion to, something.
• "His salary is in keeping with the amount of work he does" is the most natural way to say that his pay matches his work.
  Example: The furniture is in keeping with the old style of the house.

 

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