Fill in the blank in the sentence given below by choosing the correct option out of those that follow.
Lalita took exception ______ an innocent remark.

Correct option is B

The correct option to fill in the blank is (b) to.
Detailed Explanation (English):
• The phrase “take exception to” is a fixed collocation meaning “to object to” or “to feel offended by.”
• Here, Lalita got offended by a remark, so the correct preposition is “to.”
• Therefore, “took exception to an innocent remark” is grammatically and contextually correct.
Correct sentence: Lalita took exception to an innocent remark.
Grammatical Rule Used (English):
• Some verbs/phrases take fixed prepositions (collocations), and the preposition cannot be changed.
• “Take exception” always takes the preposition to when it means “object to.”
Grammatical Rule Used (Hindi):
• कई phrases के साथ preposition निश्चित (fixed) होता है और उसे बदला नहीं जा सकता।
• “take exception” के साथ सही preposition हमेशा to होता है, जिसका अर्थ “आपत्ति करना/बुरा मानना” होता है।
Meanings of the other options:
• (a) Upon: generally means “on”; not used in this collocation (पर)
• (c) At: used for target/direction; not correct with “take exception” (पर/की ओर)
• (d) On: used for surface/position; incorrect collocation here (पर)