Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Prepositions) |
|---|---|
| (A) Many villages in the hills still have no easy access ______ clean drinking water. | (I) to |
| (B) Too much screen time at night has a bad effect ______ a child’s sleep. | (II) for |
| (C) Years of steady results have given the parents complete faith ______ the new headmistress. | (III) on |
| (D) In summer, the demand ______ earthen pots and cotton clothes goes up in every market. | (IV) in |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Many villages in the hills still have no easy access to clean drinking water. | (I) to | Access to means a way of reaching or getting something. The villages cannot easily get clean water. |
| (B) Too much screen time at night has a bad effect on a child’s sleep. | (III) on | Effect on means a change caused in something. Screen time changes a child’s sleep for the worse. |
| (C) Years of steady results have given the parents complete faith in the new headmistress. | (IV) in | Faith in means trust in a person or thing. The parents fully trust the headmistress. |
| (D) In summer, the demand for earthen pots and cotton clothes goes up in every market. | (II) for | Demand for means the wish of buyers to have something. More people want to buy pots and cotton clothes in summer. |