Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
The school organised a cancer awareness programme in ____with AIIMS.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → collaboration
Complete sentence: The school organised a cancer awareness programme in collaboration with AIIMS. The school and AIIMS ran the programme jointly. The fixed phrase is "in collaboration with".
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) corroboration | evidence that supports or confirms a statement (corroboration and collaboration sound alike: to corroborate is to confirm, to collaborate is to work together) | The police needed corroboration of the witness's story. |
| (2) collaboration (answer) | working together with another person or organisation to do something | The film was made in collaboration with a French studio. |
| (3) consensus | general agreement among a group ("in consensus with AIIMS" is not used for organising something together) | The committee reached a consensus on the new rules. |
| (4) consensual | an adjective meaning done with everyone's agreement (after "in" the blank needs a noun) | The decision was consensual. |