Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homophones from List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homophones) |
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(A) The management will ____ the closure of hospitals over a three-year period. |
(I) peal |
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(B) He appeared as if nothing could ____ him. |
(II) peel |
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(C) The label will ____ off if you soak it in water. |
(III) faze |
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(D) A ____ of thunder broke overhead. |
(IV) phase |
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)-(II), (D)-(I)
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homophones) |
Explanation |
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(A) The management will ____ the closure of hospitals over a three-year period. |
(IV) phase |
Phase (Verb) means to introduce or carry out in stages (i.e., the closure will happen gradually). |
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(B) He appeared as if nothing could ____ him. |
(III) faze |
Faze (Verb) means to disturb, disconcert, or nonplus (i.e., nothing could bother him). |
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(C) The label will ____ off if you soak it in water. |
(II) peel |
Peel (Verb) means to strip away an outer layer or covering. |
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(D) A ____ of thunder broke overhead. |
(I) peal |
Peal (Noun) means a loud, repeated, ringing sound (e.g., of bells or thunder). |