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    Fill in the blank in the following sentence. Lalita is very indulgent ________ her child.
    Question

    Fill in the blank in the following sentence.
    Lalita is very indulgent ________ her child.

    A.

    to

    B.

    on

    C.

    with

    D.

    for

    Correct option is A


    The correct option to fill in the blank is (a) to.
    Detailed Explanation (English):
    • “Indulgent” means being too lenient or too generous towards someone, especially in allowing them to do what they want.
    • The correct collocation is indulgent to a person.
    • Hence, “Lalita is very indulgent to her child” is correct.
    Correct sentence: Lalita is very indulgent to her child.
    Grammatical Rule Used (English):
    • Adjective + fixed preposition (collocation): indulgent + to (someone).
    Grammatical Rule Used (Hindi):
    • “indulgent” के साथ सही preposition to आता है।
    • “indulgent to someone” का अर्थ होता है किसी के प्रति बहुत अधिक ढील/लाड़-प्यार दिखाना।
    Meanings of the other options:
    • (b) On: used for surface/position; sometimes used in phrasal structures (पर)
    • (c) With: used to show association/behaviour towards someone in some contexts (के साथ)
    • (d) For: used to show reason/purpose/benefit (के लिए)

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