In the question below four words are given in bold. These
four words are may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other.

Indian news consumers’ trust in lower (1) TV news channels is much private (2) than their belief in newspapers and yet source (3) continues to be the dominant news television (4).

Correct option is B

Correct answer: Option B — 1–2 and 3–4

This means:

·       lower (1) ↔ private (2)

·       source (3) ↔ television (4)

Correct sentence after the required interchanges

“Indian news consumers’ trust in private (1) TV news channels is much lower (2) than their belief in newspapers and yet television (3) continues to be the dominant news source (4).”

Meanings of the highlighted words (English & Hindi)

1. lower

·       English: Reduced in degree, level, or amount.

·       Hindi: कम / निम्न

·       Example (English): Public confidence in the system is now lower than before.

2. private

·       English: Owned or operated by individuals or non-governmental entities.

·       Hindi: निजी

·       Example (English): She works for a private television network.

3. source

·       English: The origin or provider of information.

·       Hindi: स्रोत

·       Example (English): Newspapers remain a reliable source of information.

4. television

·       English: A medium used for broadcasting visual news and entertainment.

·       Hindi: टेलीविज़न

·       Example (English): Television still plays a major role in news consumption.

Why the corrections are required

Error with lower (1) and private (2)

·       Original phrase: “trust in lower TV news channels”
This is contextually incorrect because “lower” does not logically describe TV channels here.

·       After swapping:

o   “trust in private TV news channels” → correct and meaningful

o   “is much lower than their belief in newspapers” → correctly compares levels of trust

Error with source (3) and television (4)

·       Original phrase: “dominant news television”
This is incomplete and unnatural.

·       After swapping:

o   “television continues to be the dominant news source”
This is grammatically sound and contextually accurate.

Why the words are incorrect at their original positions

lower (1)

Incorrectly placed before “TV news channels”; it should qualify trust, not channels.

private (2)

Incorrectly placed before “than their belief”; it should describe TV news channels, not degree.

source (3)

Incorrectly placed before “continues”; it must come at the end as the object of “dominant news”.

television (4)

Incorrectly placed after “news”; it should act as the subject of “continues”.

Why other options fail

Option A — Only 2–3

Fixes nothing meaningful; both core errors remain.

Option C — 1–4 only

Leaves “private TV” and “news source” mismatched.

Option D — No correction required

The sentence is clearly contextually incorrect in its given form.

Option E — Only 2–4

Does not correct the misplaced degree comparison or sentence-ending noun.

Final takeaway

The sentence had two independent misplacements:

1.       Descriptor of trust → lower had to move

2.       Medium vs origin → television and source had to swap

Correcting both pairs together (Option B) restores grammatical clarity and logical meaning.