Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate preposition in List-II
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Prepositions) |
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(A) Akhila sat quietly ____ her best friend during the entire lecture. |
(I) besides |
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(B) ____ being an excellent student, Atul is also a talented musician. |
(II) amongst |
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(C) The debate continued ____ the members of the council late into the night. |
(III) between |
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(D) The lone traveler stood ____ the towering mountains and the river lost in thought. |
(IV) beside |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) Akhila sat quietly beside her best friend during the entire lecture. | (IV) beside | Beside means next to, at the side of. It shows where Akhila sat. |
| (B) Besides being an excellent student, Atul is also a talented musician. | (I) besides | Besides means in addition to. The word "also" in the sentence shows that one quality is added to another. |
| (C) The debate continued amongst the members of the council late into the night. | (II) amongst | Amongst (or among) is used with more than two people or things. A council has many members. |
| (D) The lone traveler stood between the towering mountains and the river lost in thought. | (III) between | Between is used for a position with one thing on each side, here the mountains and the river. |