Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate homophones given in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homophones) |
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(A) Despite his initial success, Ajay became _____ and stopped putting in effort, which eventually led to his downfall. |
(I) coarse |
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(B) Vasudha's ______ nature made her well-liked, as she was always willing to help others without hesitation. |
(II) complacent |
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(C) The ______ texture of the fabric made it uncomfortable to wear for a long duration. |
(III) course |
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(D) Anuja got enrolled in a challenging _______ in economics to prepare for her future career in finance. |
(IV) complaisant |
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)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) Despite his initial success, Ajay became complacent and stopped putting in effort, which eventually led to his downfall. | (II) complacent | Complacent means too satisfied with oneself, and so careless about further effort. That is why Ajay stopped trying after his first success. |
| (B) Vasudha's complaisant nature made her well-liked, as she was always willing to help others without hesitation. | (IV) complaisant | Complaisant (sounds almost like complacent) means willing to please others and do what they want, obliging. It matches her readiness to help. |
| (C) The coarse texture of the fabric made it uncomfortable to wear for a long duration. | (I) coarse | Coarse means rough to the touch. Rough cloth is uncomfortable on the skin. |
| (D) Anuja got enrolled in a challenging course in economics to prepare for her future career in finance. | (III) course | Course (same sound as coarse) means a programme of study. One enrols in a course. |