Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The company is ________ financial difficulties due to declining sales.

Correct option is B

✔️ The correct option to fill in the blank is (b) facing.
Explanation:
· The phrase “facing financial difficulties” is a standard collocation used when someone is dealing with challenging financial conditions.
Grammatical rule used:
· Collocations are word pairings that frequently go together. "Facing difficulties" is a fixed, natural phrase.
Hindi explanation:
· “Facing” शब्द का प्रयोग तब किया जाता है जब किसी समस्या का सामना किया जा रहा हो।
Correct sentence: The company is facing financial difficulties due to declining sales.
Meanings of other options:
· (a) Doing: Doing is a general action verb, doesn’t fit the context.
Hindi meaning: कर रहा है ❌
· (c) Challenging: Grammatically incorrect structure.
Hindi meaning: चुनौती देना ❌
· (d) Directing: Not used with “difficulties”.
Hindi meaning: निर्देश देना ❌