The question below has one blank, which is indicating that something has been omitted. Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank to make it meaningfully complete.
The board will ________ the merger agreement in a formal vote next week.

Correct option is A

The correct option to fill in the blank is (a) ratify.
To ratify means to formally approve or confirm an agreement by vote—exactly what a board does with a merger pact. (Hindi: अनुमोदित/पारित करना).
Example: After minor edits, the directors ratified the revised merger document.
Explain why other options are incorrect.
· mutilate: to damage or disfigure (Hindi: क्षत-विक्षत करना); not used for formal board actions on agreements.
· notify: to inform (Hindi: सूचित करना); informing is different from approving.
· respond: to reply (Hindi: प्रतिक्रिया देना); too general and not the formal act needed.
· flatter: to praise insincerely (Hindi: चापलूसी करना); contextually irrelevant.