Substitute the highlighted words with the option that is closest in meaning to it.
Rahul likes to keep his house spick and span.

Correct option is B

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (b) neat and clean.
Explanation: Spick and span is an idiomatic compound adjective meaning “extremely clean, tidy, and well-kept.” The phrase modifies house and denotes spotless orderliness, which aligns precisely with “neat and clean.” (हिंदी: एकदम साफ-सुथरा/चमचमाता)
Grammatical rule used: Idiomatic compound adjectives (often fixed binomials like spick and span, safe and sound) function attributively (a spick and span house) or predicatively (the house is spick and span).
When substituting, preserve the part of speech and sense so the sentence remains grammatically and semantically intact.
Example: After the renovation, the kitchen looked neat and clean.
Information booster:
Many binomial idioms have a fixed order (e.g., trial and error, odds and ends). Reversing them (span and spick) sounds unnatural.
When replacing such idioms, choose a synonym that keeps the sentence’s register and grammatical role.
Explain why other options are incorrect.
· (a) shabby and dirty: opposite meaning; shabby = बदहाल/जर्जर, dirty = गंदा.
· (c) bright and glory: ungrammatical pairing; glory is a noun (महिमा), not an adjective; collocation incorrect.
· (d) rich and famous: describes social/economic status (धनी और प्रसिद्ध), not cleanliness or tidiness.