In each question, one sentence is given. In each sentence, certain words are in bold and numbered from A to D. Below the sentences are given five options with possible pairs of interchange of those bold words. Choose the pair(s) of words which need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful. The (A)talks last week of Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to India and his extended (B)visit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an (C)bilateral by the two nations to make good (D)affirmation ties a priority for each.

In each question, one sentence is given. In each sentence, certain words are in bold and numbered from A to D. Below the sentences are given five options with possible pairs of interchange of those bold words. Choose the pair(s) of words which need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful. The (A)talks last week of Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to India and his extended (B)visit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an (C)bilateral by the two nations to make good (D)affirmation ties a priority for each. Correct Answer A-B,C-D

The correct answer is option 4

  • Generally, the verb talk is followed by the preposition to but here it is a noun so either one's talk will be about someone or something or with someone.
  • So the word talks will fit in place B.
  • If talks go to B, a visit will come in the place of A.
  • Bilateral is an adjective that will not be preceded by an article but the word affirmation is a noun which of course can be used after the article. Moreover, the word that follows the article an has to begin with a vowel sound. Therefore, bilateral and affirmation would be interchanged to make the sentence meaningful.

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