Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) The government issued an ______ to control the price of onions until Parliament meets again. | (I) exceptionable |
| (B) Shells and rockets are kept in the army’s ______ depot near the border. | (II) ordinance |
| (C) Her ______ marks in the board exam won her a seat at a top college in Delhi. | (III) exceptional |
| (D) The editor cut a few ______ remarks from the article because they could hurt some readers. | (IV) ordnance |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) The government issued an ordinance to control the price of onions until Parliament meets again. | (II) ordinance | An ordinance is an order from the government that works like a law for a time. It is often made when Parliament is not sitting. |
| (B) Shells and rockets are kept in the army’s ordnance depot near the border. | (IV) ordnance | Ordnance means guns, shells and other army weapons. The depot holds shells and rockets. |
| (C) Her exceptional marks in the board exam won her a seat at a top college in Delhi. | (III) exceptional | Exceptional means much better than usual. Her marks were very high. |
| (D) The editor cut a few exceptionable remarks from the article because they could hurt some readers. | (I) exceptionable | Exceptionable means likely to offend people, so that they object to it. The remarks could hurt readers, so the editor cut them. |