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 |

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CUET UG 2025 — English Vocabulary

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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

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Held on 22 May 2025 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.

Options

A
(A) - (1), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
B
(A) - (1), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
C
(A) - (1), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
D
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (1), (D) - (II)

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Solution

(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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