Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the prepositions given in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Prepositions) |
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(A) The skilled artisans worked tirelessly, ensuring their craftsmanship was ____ expectations. |
(I) with |
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(B) The cultural preservation efforts have been moving ____ a clear strategy to protect traditional art forms. |
(II) before |
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(C) The young apprentice was ____ his mentor, carefully observing every technique. |
(III) along |
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(D) The artisans placed tradition ____ profit, valuing cultural heritage above monetary gain. |
(IV) beyond |
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)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) The skilled artisans worked tirelessly, ensuring their craftsmanship was beyond expectations. | (IV) beyond | "Beyond expectations" means better than anyone expected. The tireless work explains it. |
| (B) The cultural preservation efforts have been moving along a clear strategy to protect traditional art forms. | (III) along | Moving along a path or line means following it. Here the efforts follow a clear strategy. |
| (C) The young apprentice was with his mentor, carefully observing every technique. | (I) with | "With" shows being in the company of someone. The apprentice stays beside his mentor to watch him work. |
| (D) The artisans placed tradition before profit, valuing cultural heritage above monetary gain. | (II) before | To place one thing before another is to give it more importance. "Valuing cultural heritage above monetary gain" says the same. |
Note: "Moving along a clear strategy" is not a common phrase; "moving in line with a clear strategy" would be more natural. "Along" fits (B) only by elimination: "with" is needed for (C), and the other two prepositions do not fit (B) at all.