Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the correct words given in List-II :-
| LIST-I | LIST-II |
| A. At __________ the President gave a vote of thanks. | I. later |
| B. This is the __________ technology in the field of computer science. | II. latter |
| C. The _________ half of the century saw many revolutions. | III. last |
| D. Between Anne and Mary, the__________ is better at sports. | IV. latest |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| A. At last the President gave a vote of thanks. | III. last | "At last" means finally, after a long time. The vote of thanks comes at the end of a function. |
| B. This is the latest technology in the field of computer science. | IV. latest | Latest means the most recent, the newest. |
| C. The later half of the century saw many revolutions. | I. later | Later means coming after in time. The later half of the century is its second, more recent half. |
| D. Between Anne and Mary, the latter is better at sports. | II. latter | Latter means the second of two people or things already named. Here it refers to Mary. (Later and latter look alike: later is about time, latter points to the second of two named.) |
Note: "The latter half" is the more common phrase for the second half of a period. Since "latter" is needed in D (the second of two people named), C takes "later" by elimination.