Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) A strong cyclone can ______ havoc on the fishing villages along the coast. | (I) emigrate |
| (B) Many nurses ______ from Kerala every year to work in hospitals abroad. | (II) reek |
| (C) After the power cut, the cold store began to ______ of rotting fish. | (III) immigrate |
| (D) People who ______ into a country must carry the right papers. | (IV) wreak |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| (A) A strong cyclone can wreak havoc on the fishing villages along the coast. | (IV) wreak | Wreak means to cause great damage or harm. It is often used in “wreak havoc”. |
| (B) Many nurses emigrate from Kerala every year to work in hospitals abroad. | (I) emigrate | Emigrate means to leave your own country to live in another. It is used with “from”. |
| (C) After the power cut, the cold store began to reek of rotting fish. | (II) reek | Reek means to have a strong, unpleasant smell. It is used with “of”. |
| (D) People who immigrate into a country must carry the right papers. | (III) immigrate | Immigrate means to come into a new country to live there. It is used with “into” or “to”. |