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) To her mother’s ______, Riya had once again left her wet towel on the bed, after being reminded about it every single morning for a month. | (I) dissension |
| (B) After the third power cut in a week, the ______ from residents for a new transformer grew so loud that the electricity board finally sent a team. | (II) exasperation |
| (C) The court ordered the factory owner to make ______ to the farmers whose fields had been poisoned by the waste from his factory. | (III) reparation |
| (D) Growing ______ among the members of the cricket club, half of whom wanted Rohan as captain and half Imran, finally split the club into two camps. | (IV) clamour |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) To her mother’s exasperation, Riya had once again left her wet towel on the bed, after being reminded about it every single morning for a month. | (II) exasperation | Exasperation means a feeling of great annoyance, especially when something keeps happening. Riya ignored the same reminder for a month. |
| (B) After the third power cut in a week, the clamour from residents for a new transformer grew so loud that the electricity board finally sent a team. | (IV) clamour | Clamour means a loud, strong demand or protest by many people. The residents kept loudly demanding a new transformer. |
| (C) The court ordered the factory owner to make reparation to the farmers whose fields had been poisoned by the waste from his factory. | (III) reparation | Reparation means making up for a wrong, usually by paying money to those who were harmed. The owner had to pay the farmers for the damage. |
| (D) Growing dissension among the members of the cricket club, half of whom wanted Rohan as captain and half Imran, finally split the club into two camps. | (I) dissension | Dissension means disagreement that divides a group. The members could not agree on the captain, and the club split. |