Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the prepositions in List-II
List-I List-II (Sentences) (Prepositions) (A) The city has undergone massive demographic changes _____ the last twenty years. (I) upon (B) The erstwhile prosperous farmers have, of late, fallen _____ evil days. (II) over (C) The wounded animal flung itself _____ its tormentor. (III) at (D) The child endured days of fear _____ the thought of being sent to a hostel. (IV) on
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the prepositions in List-II
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (Sentences) | (Prepositions) |
| (A) The city has undergone massive demographic changes _____ the last twenty years. | (I) upon |
| (B) The erstwhile prosperous farmers have, of late, fallen _____ evil days. | (II) over |
| (C) The wounded animal flung itself _____ its tormentor. | (III) at |
| (D) The child endured days of fear _____ the thought of being sent to a hostel. | (IV) on |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
(A) "changes over the last twenty years" → "over" is used for periods of time spanning duration.
(B) "fallen on evil days" → This is an idiomatic expression meaning to experience misfortune or hard times.
(C) "flung itself upon its tormentor" → "upon" indicates aggressive movement toward someone/something.
(D) "fear at the thought" → "at" is the standard preposition used with "thought" to indicate the cause of an emotion.
Hence, Option 4: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) → Each preposition creates grammatically correct and idiomatic expressions with their respective sentences → correct
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