Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks in the follo…

The correct answer is Option (1) → not only, but also

Correlative conjunctions:

• Correlative conjunctions work in pairs: not only ... but also, either ... or, neither ... nor, both ... and, whether ... or.
• Not only ... but also adds a second fact to the first, usually the more striking one.
• This sentence: Sudha does two things, watching cookery shows and cooking delicious food, so the pair "not only ... but also" joins them.
• Complete sentence: Sudha not only watches the cookery shows on TV, but also cooks delicious food.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 2: and, as — Incorrect.

• Blank 1 "and": "and" joins two words or clauses. It cannot stand between the subject "Sudha" and its verb.
  Example: Ravi and Sita went to the market.
• Blank 2 "as": "as" gives a reason or a time. It does not pair with "and", and "as cooks delicious food" has no subject.
  Example: As it was raining, we stayed indoors.

Option 3: neither, but — Incorrect.

• Blank 1 "neither": "neither" pairs with "nor", not "but", and it would make the action negative.
  Example: He neither called nor wrote to us.
• Blank 2 "but": "but" alone shows contrast. There is no contrast between watching cookery shows and cooking.
  Example: She is poor but honest.

Option 4: whether, or — Incorrect.

• Blank 1 "whether": "whether" introduces a doubt or a choice. "Sudha whether watches ..." is not a statement of fact.
  Example: I do not know whether he will come.
• Blank 2 "or": "or" offers alternatives (one or the other), but Sudha does both things.
  Example: Would you like tea or coffee?