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Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with appropriate phrasal verbs from List-II:

List-IList-II
(Sentences)(Phrasal Verbs)
(A) An understanding person will always ________ the mood swings of a friend who is under stress.(I) bear down
(B) The armed forces will surely ______ the opposition convincingly.(II) bear up
(C) He must try to ______ against this temporary hardship.(III) bear out
(D) Your arguments do not ______ the facts.(IV) bear with

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Incorrect matching: "bear up" means endure hardship, not tolerate mood swings; "bear out" means confirm facts, not used for hardship.

Option 2 -> Incorrect matching: "bear out" (confirm/support) doesn't fit with tolerating mood swings; "bear down" isn't appropriate for enduring hardship.

Option 3 -> Correct matching: "bear with" (be patient with) for mood swings, "bear down" (overcome forcefully) for armed forces, "bear up" (endure) for hardship, "bear out" (confirm/support) for facts.

Option 4 -> Incorrect matching: "bear down" doesn't mean tolerate; "bear with" (be patient) doesn't fit armed forces context; other matches are wrong.


Hence, Option 3: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> "Bear with" means to be patient/tolerate (mood swings), "bear down" means to overcome with force (opposition), "bear up" means to endure/stay strong (against hardship), and "bear out" means to confirm/support (facts) -> correct

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