Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the appropriate homonyms from List-II :-
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List-I (Homonyms) |
List-II (Sentences) |
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(A) One should not _____ the orders of one's superiors. |
(I) current |
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(B) During the medieval times, people would often _____ the ruling kings. |
(II) currant |
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(C) The top brass of the company were worried by the ___ anti-management sentiments of the employees. |
(III) deify |
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(D) I am very fond of ____ buns and desserts. |
(IV) defy |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homonyms) |
Explanation |
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(A) One should not _____ the orders of one's superiors. |
(IV) defy |
Defy means to openly resist or refuse to obey, which fits the context of refusing orders. |
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(B) During the medieval times, people would often _____ the ruling kings. |
(III) deify |
Deify means to worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god. This aligns with the status of powerful kings in that era. |
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(C) The top brass of the company were worried by the ___ anti-management sentiments of the employees. |
(I) current |
Current means belonging to the present time; happening now. This describes the contemporary state of the employees' feelings. |
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(D) I am very fond of ____ buns and desserts. |
(II) currant |
Currant refers to the dried fruit of certain small grapes (or a type of berry), which is commonly used in baking like buns and desserts. |