Directions: In the following questions two columns are given. In column-I three sentences are given, each of them consists a blank which may or may not be filled with sentence or word provided in column-II. You are required to fill the blanks in the sentence to make it meaningful and grammatically correct.  

Column-I	Column-II
(E) India ______ saving lives and livelihoods by its willingness to take short-term pain for long-term gain.	(i) standstill
(F) The lockdowns and social distancing norms brought the already slowing global economy to a _______.	(ii) focused in
(G) India was the only country among _______ markets to receive equity FII inflows in 2020.	(iii) emerging

The correct answer is option (4) i.e. F-(i) and G-(iii)

Key Points

• Meaning of the words given in column-II (in the context of the respective sentences):
  • (i) Standstill: stop completely.
  • (ii) Emerging: developing or growing.
• "The lockdowns and social distancing norms brought the already slowing global economy to a standstill."
  • Which means the already slowing economy stopped completely.
  • Hence, the word "standstill" can fill the black appropriately.
• "India was the only country among emerging markets to receive equity FII inflows in 2020."
  • Which means India is the only developing market which received equity FII inflows in 2020.
  • Hence, the word "emerging" can fill the black appropriately.

Additional Information

• "India ______ saving lives and livelihoods by its willingness to take short-term pain for long-term gain."
  • Here " focused in" can't fill the blank appropriately.
• The correct syntax is:
  • "India focused on saving lives and livelihoods by its willingness to take short-term pain for long-term gain."
  • Focus on: give attention to or concentrate on.