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.

People thronged the burial families ( 1) to offer a range of dishes and departed (2) to the deceased members of their ground (3) in a symbolic gesture of love towards the desserts (4) ones .

Correct option is A

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

This means:

·       families (1) ↔ ground (3)

·       departed (2) ↔ desserts (4)
Only these interchanges are made.

Correct sentence after the required interchanges

“People thronged the burial ground (1) to offer a range of dishes and desserts (2) to the deceased members of their families (3) in a symbolic gesture of love towards the departed (4) ones.”

Meanings of the highlighted words (English & Hindi)

1. families

·       English: A group of people related by blood or marriage.

·       Hindi: परिवार

·       Example: The families gathered to remember their loved ones.

2. departed

·       English: Someone who has died.

·       Hindi: दिवंगत / मृत

·       Example: The ceremony was held in memory of the departed.

3. ground

·       English: Land or area; here, a burial place.

·       Hindi: भूमि / मैदान (यहाँ: कब्रिस्तान)

·       Example: The burial ground was filled with mourners.

4. desserts

·       English: Sweet dishes eaten after a meal.

·       Hindi: मिठाइयाँ

·       Example: She prepared several desserts for the guests.

Why the corrections are necessary

Error with families (1) and ground (3)

·       Original phrase: “burial families”
This is contextually incorrect because people gather at a burial ground, not “burial families.”

·       Correct phrase after swap: “burial ground”
This fits both grammar and meaning.

Error with departed (2) and desserts (4)

·       Original phrase: “departed to the deceased members”
This is illogical because “departed” refers to people, not items that can be offered.

·       After interchange:

o   “offer a range of dishes and desserts” → correct (food items)

o   “towards the departed ones” → correct (refers to the dead)

Why other words are correct at their new positions

·       families (3) correctly fits with “members of their families”

·       ground (1) correctly fits with “burial ground”

·       desserts (2) naturally pairs with “a range of dishes”

·       departed (4) correctly modifies “ones”

Why other options fail

Option B — Only 1–3

Fixes “burial families” but leaves “departed to the deceased members”, which is still incorrect.

Option C — Only 2–4

Fixes the food-related error but leaves “burial families”, which remains wrong.

Option D — No correction required

The sentence has clear contextual errors, so no correction is incorrect.

Option E — 1–2 and 3–4

Creates phrases like “burial departed” and “ground ones”, which are meaningless.

Final takeaway

The sentence had two independent contextual mismatches:

1.       Place-related error → families ↔ ground

2.       Meaning-related error → departed ↔ desserts

Correcting both pairs together (Option A) is the only way to make the sentence grammatically and logically sound.