Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct…

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) The very first lecture disabused us ______ the idea that economics is only about money.	(I) in
(B) The old wooden door of the godown was so riddled ______ termite holes that it had to be replaced.	(II) with
(C) Three candidates were debarred ______ the board exam for carrying phones into the hall.	(III) of
(D) Before settling on law, Ishaan dabbled ______ photography and stand-up comedy.	(IV) from

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The very first lecture disabused us of the idea that economics is only about money.	(III) of	Disabuse of means to show someone that a belief is wrong. The lecture showed that the idea was wrong.
(B) The old wooden door of the godown was so riddled with termite holes that it had to be replaced.	(II) with	Riddled with means full of holes, or full of something bad. The door was full of holes made by termites.
(C) Three candidates were debarred from the board exam for carrying phones into the hall.	(IV) from	Debarred from means officially stopped from doing or taking part in something. The three could not sit for the exam.
(D) Before settling on law, Ishaan dabbled in photography and stand-up comedy.	(I) in	Dabble in means to take part in an activity for a short time, without being serious about it. Ishaan tried these for a while.

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) The very first lecture disabused us ______ the idea that economics is only about money.	(I) in
(B) The old wooden door of the godown was so riddled ______ termite holes that it had to be replaced.	(II) with
(C) Three candidates were debarred ______ the board exam for carrying phones into the hall.	(III) of
(D) Before settling on law, Ishaan dabbled ______ photography and stand-up comedy.	(IV) from

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The very first lecture disabused us of the idea that economics is only about money.	(III) of	Disabuse of means to show someone that a belief is wrong. The lecture showed that the idea was wrong.
(B) The old wooden door of the godown was so riddled with termite holes that it had to be replaced.	(II) with	Riddled with means full of holes, or full of something bad. The door was full of holes made by termites.
(C) Three candidates were debarred from the board exam for carrying phones into the hall.	(IV) from	Debarred from means officially stopped from doing or taking part in something. The three could not sit for the exam.
(D) Before settling on law, Ishaan dabbled in photography and stand-up comedy.	(I) in	Dabble in means to take part in an activity for a short time, without being serious about it. Ishaan tried these for a while.