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.
By dawn, volunteers had ________ at the community hall to pack relief kits.

Correct option is B

The correct option to fill in the blank is (b) congregated.
“Congregated” means gathered together in a group (एकत्र होना, जमा होना). It fits the context of volunteers coming together at one place to pack kits. The other options either mean to separate, leave, or lie down, which contradicts the idea of assembling. (Hindi: एकत्र होना/जुटना)
Example: Volunteers congregated outside the gate before entering the hall.
Explain why other options are incorrect.
· (a) dispersed: to scatter or break up (बिखर जाना/छितराना) — opposite of gathering.
· (c) abdicated: to renounce or give up a position/throne (पदत्याग करना) — unrelated to assembling.
· (d) vacated: to leave or make empty (खाली करना/छोड़ देना) — opposite direction of coming together.
· (e) reclined: to lean or lie back (टेक लगाकर लेटना) — describes posture, not group assembly.