Fill in the blanks in sentences in List-I with appropriate homonyms in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homonyms) |
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(A) They knew not ____ they went. |
(I) wither |
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(B) I was encouraged by the general ____ of his remarks. |
(II) whither |
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(C) The Zamindari Abolition Act has finished the problem of land ____ system in our country. |
(III) tenor |
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(D) The plants will ____ if you don't water them everyday in the hot weather. |
(IV) tenure |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) They knew not whither they went. | (II) whither | Whither is an old word meaning to what place. They did not know where they were going. |
| (B) I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks. | (III) tenor | The tenor of remarks is their general meaning or tone. |
| (C) The Zamindari Abolition Act has finished the problem of land tenure system in our country. | (IV) tenure | Land tenure is the system by which land is held. Tenure also means a period of holding a post. |
| (D) The plants will wither if you don't water them everyday in the hot weather. | (I) wither | To wither is to dry up and fade, as plants do without water. |