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Match the blanks in List–I with the appropriate phrases in List–II

List–I (Sentences)List–II (Phrases)
(A) As a member of the army, he felt proud fighting ___ his country.(I) on behalf of
(B) The company suffered great losses _____ his negligence.(II) in favour of
(C) The queen abdicated her throne _____ her son.(III) on account of
(D) I can't just ____ whatever you are planning.(IV) go along with

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

(A) - (I) "on behalf of" → Fighting on behalf of his country means representing/serving the country.

(B) - (III) "on account of" → Losses on account of negligence means losses caused by/because of negligence.

(C) - (II) "in favour of" → Abdicated in favour of her son means she gave up the throne so her son could take it.

(D) - (IV) "go along with" → Can't go along with means unable to agree with or support the plan.


Hence, Option 2: (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV) → All phrasal prepositions and verb phrases are correctly matched with their contextually appropriate sentences, maintaining proper grammatical structure and idiomatic usage → correct

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