Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Prepositions) |
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(A) We must arm ourselves ____ the danger of chemical weapons. |
(I) of |
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(B) He was accused ____ murder. |
(II) with |
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(C) She blushed ____ the praise heaped upon her. |
(III) against |
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(D) He is really annoyed ____ me. |
(IV) at |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) We must arm ourselves against the danger of chemical weapons. | (III) against | To arm oneself against something is to prepare a defence against it. |
| (B) He was accused of murder. | (I) of | The verb accuse always takes of before the crime: accused of theft, of murder. |
| (C) She blushed at the praise heaped upon her. | (IV) at | Blush at something names the cause of the blushing. |
| (D) He is really annoyed with me. | (II) with | One is annoyed with a person (and annoyed at or about a thing). |