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) A good doctor does not shrink ______ telling patients the truth about their illness. | (I) at |
| (B) It is unkind to gloat ______ a rival’s defeat in the final. | (II) in |
| (C) Grandfather is proficient ______ Sanskrit and reads the old texts easily. | (III) over |
| (D) The new scheme is aimed ______ helping small farmers buy seeds. | (IV) from |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) A good doctor does not shrink from telling patients the truth about their illness. | (IV) from | Shrink from means to avoid doing something hard or unpleasant. A good doctor does not avoid telling the truth. |
| (B) It is unkind to gloat over a rival’s defeat in the final. | (III) over | Gloat over means to show unkind joy at someone else’s failure. Being happy at a rival’s loss is unkind. |
| (C) Grandfather is proficient in Sanskrit and reads the old texts easily. | (II) in | Proficient in means very skilled in a subject or a language. Grandfather knows Sanskrit very well. |
| (D) The new scheme is aimed at helping small farmers buy seeds. | (I) at | Aimed at means planned for a certain purpose or group. The scheme is planned to help small farmers. |