Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrases given in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Phrases) |
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(A) _____ attacks among fan associations in Karnataka, many of the stars have joined politics. |
(I) In addition to |
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(B) _____ her actual birthday celebration, Queen Elizabeth also had an official birthday celebration. |
(II) Among the many |
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(C) _____ reasons that make Sharbani a favourite student is that she also shows genuine respect to her seniors. |
(III) As long as |
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(D) _____ the company continues to make profit, the management will not resort to layoffs. |
(IV) Despite the intensity of |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) Despite the intensity of attacks among fan associations in Karnataka, many of the stars have joined politics. | (IV) Despite the intensity of | "Despite" shows contrast: the stars joined politics even though the attacks were fierce. |
| (B) In addition to her actual birthday celebration, Queen Elizabeth also had an official birthday celebration. | (I) In addition to | "In addition to" means as well as. It goes with "also" later in the sentence. |
| (C) Among the many reasons that make Sharbani a favourite student is that she also shows genuine respect to her seniors. | (II) Among the many | "Among the many reasons" picks out one reason from several. It fits before "reasons". |
| (D) As long as the company continues to make profit, the management will not resort to layoffs. | (III) As long as | "As long as" means on the condition that. No layoffs so long as profits continue. |