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Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II:

List-I List-II
(Sentences) (Prepositions)
(A) The book is lying_ the table. (I) at
(B) The team arrived _ the airport where they received a warm welcome. (II) behind
(C) The boy hid_ the tree during a hide-and-seek game. (III) along
(D) Ankush walked _ the hallway, humming a tune. (IV) on

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Prepositions)
(A) The book is lying___ the table.	(I) at
(B) The team arrived ___ the airport where they received a warm welcome.	(II) behind
(C) The boy hid___ the tree during a hide-and-seek game.	(III) along
(D) Ankush walked ___ the hallway, humming a tune.	(IV) on

(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

(A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

✅ Correct Option: 4

Option 1 -> (A)-(II): "lying behind the table" is incorrect; (B)-(III): "arrived along the airport" is incorrect; (C)-(IV): "hid on the tree" is incorrect; (D)-(I): "walked at the hallway" is incorrect.

Option 2 -> (A)-(III): "lying along the table" is incorrect; (B)-(II): "arrived behind the airport" is incorrect; (C)-(IV): "hid on the tree" is incorrect; (D)-(I): "walked at the hallway" is incorrect.

Option 3 -> (A)-(I): "lying at the table" is incorrect; (B)-(II): "arrived behind the airport" is incorrect; (C)-(IV): "hid on the tree" is incorrect; (D)-(III): "walked along the hallway" is correct but other combinations are wrong.

Option 4 -> (A)-(IV): "lying on the table" ✓; (B)-(I): "arrived at the airport" ✓; (C)-(II): "hid behind the tree" ✓; (D)-(III): "walked along the hallway" ✓.

Hence, Option 4: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> This correctly matches all sentences with appropriate prepositions: "on" indicates position on a surface, "at" indicates arrival at a location, "behind" shows position concealed by an object, and "along" indicates movement through a passageway -> correct

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	LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	The government recently ___ a national road safety campaign.	I.	launching
B.	The Company plans to ___ the website services to coincide with the world cup this summer.	II.	launched
C.	The Company will be ___ the new product pre diwali as a part of the strategy.	III.	has launched
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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