Directions : In each of the given question two blanks are given and with…
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Directions : In each of the given question two blanks are given and with respect to that two columns each containing three words are provided. Choose the correct set of words from the given options that can correctly fit into those blanks.
By this law a tenant-farmer is able to __________________________ his farm, that is to say, he holds his lease in ____________________.
COLUMN I
(i) perpetuity
(ii)bequeath
(iii)legitimize
COLUMN II
(iv) transience
(v) aberration
(vi)perpetuity
- A.
(i) and (v)
- B.
(ii) and (vi)
- C.
(i) and (iv)
- D.
(iii) and (vi)
- E.
(iii) and (v)
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Two-blank cloze items are solved by two grammatical filters before meaning: (1) the part of speech each blank demands, and (2) the fixed collocation the surrounding words expect. Here blank 1 follows "is able to ___ his farm", so it needs a transitive verb. Blank 2 follows "holds his lease in ___", so it needs a noun that pairs idiomatically with "in".
Application
Blank 2 first (more constrained): "holds his lease in perpetuity" is a standard legal collocation meaning permanently / for an unlimited time. "perpetuity" is a noun, so it can only sit in blank 2. "transience" (a state of being temporary) and "aberration" (a deviation from the norm) make no sense after "holds his lease in".
Blank 1: it needs a verb that a tenant-farmer can do to his farm. "bequeath" means to leave property to one's heirs by will. A holder of a perpetual, heritable lease can pass the farm on to heirs, which fits the clause perfectly. "perpetuity" is a noun (cannot fill a verb slot) and "legitimize" (to make lawful) does not match "that is to say, he holds his lease in perpetuity".
So the set is bequeath (blank 1) + perpetuity (blank 2).
Cross-check
Read it back: "...able to bequeath his farm, that is to say, he holds his lease in perpetuity." The phrase "that is to say" signals the two halves restate one idea — a permanent, inheritable hold. Bequeathing (passing to heirs) is exactly what holding land in perpetuity enables, so the two words reinforce each other. Answer: bequeath and perpetuity.