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Complete the following sentence using the correct option:

The students were indignant ______ the authorities for failing to act ______ the lodged complaints.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

One is indignant with a person or body, so 'indignant with the authorities' is correct. To take action on something is expressed as 'act upon', giving 'act upon the lodged complaints'. Hence 'with... upon' is the right pair.

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