Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Words) |
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(A) It is ____ for each citizen to pay income tax. |
(I) benevolent |
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(B) He is so ____ that there is no point trying to convince him. |
(II) respite |
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(C) This ____ business house has built many schools and hospitals. |
(III) adamant |
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(D) There is no ____ from the continuing cold spell. |
(IV) obligatory |
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)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) It is obligatory for each citizen to pay income tax. | (IV) obligatory | Obligatory means required by law or rule, compulsory. Paying tax is a legal duty. |
| (B) He is so adamant that there is no point trying to convince him. | (III) adamant | Adamant means refusing to change one's mind, which is why convincing him is pointless. |
| (C) This benevolent business house has built many schools and hospitals. | (I) benevolent | Benevolent means kind and generous, doing good for others. Building schools and hospitals shows this. |
| (D) There is no respite from the continuing cold spell. | (II) respite | Respite means a short break or relief from something unpleasant. "No respite from" the cold means no relief from it. |
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