Fill in the blanks in the given sentence

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Preposition

Question:

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the prepositions in List-II

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The city has undergone massive demographic changes ____ the last twenty years.	(I) upon
(B) The erstwhile prosperous farmers have, of late, fallen ____ evil days.	(II) over
(C) The wounded animal flung itself ____ its tormentor.	(III) at
(D) The child endured days of fear ____ the thought of being sent to a hostel.	(IV) on

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)	Explanation
(A) The city has undergone massive demographic changes ____ the last twenty years.	(II) over	"Over" is used to mean throughout the duration of a period of time.
(B) The erstwhile prosperous farmers have, of late, fallen ____ evil days.	(IV) on	"Fallen on evil days" is an idiom meaning to experience hard times or misfortune.
(C) The wounded animal flung itself ____ its tormentor.	(I) upon	"Fling upon" means to throw oneself forcefully at or onto something/someone. "Upon" is often used interchangeably with "on" to indicate movement to a position.
(D) The child endured days of fear ____ the thought of being sent to a hostel.	(III) at	"Fear at" means fear caused by or in reaction to a specific thing or idea.