GATE 2020 BM – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Fill the blanks in the source sentence: “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was conferred _____ Mary Kom, a six-time world champion in boxing, recently in a ceremony _____ the Rashtrapati Bhawan (the President’s official residence) in New Delhi.”

with, at
on, in
on, at
to, at

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Correct answer: (C) on, at

Explanation

The idiom is confer an award on someone, so the first preposition is on. A ceremony at a named venue takes at in the intended sentence. Thus C: on,at. This preserves the award name and context as printed in the 2020 source.

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