Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words/phrases marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicised or highlighted. Select the most appropriate word or phrase in each case to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentences. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.

(i) India and Pakistan should come to an (A) amiable (B) amicable settlement with a view to boost their relationship. (ii) My friend has a marked (A) antipathy (B) apathy for foreign goods. (iii) The remarks of the principal about increasing the standard of education were quite (A) opposite (B) apposite to the occasion. (iv) During festival days, many (A) temporary (B) temporal pandals are raised for retailers and wholesellers.

In sentence (i), the correct option is B because amicable refers to do something without anger or bad feelings whereas amiable refers to being friendly and pleasant with someone.

In sentence (ii), the correct option is A because antipathy refers to someone having a strong negative feeling towards something, whereas apathy refers to the inability to feel passionate human feelings.

In sentence (iii), the correct option is B because aposite refers to saying something that is well suited to the circumstances, whereas opposite refers to  face somebody from the other side of an intervening space.

In sentence (iv), the correct option is A because temporary refers to something installed to last for a limited time, whereas temporal refers to something relating to ordinary practical life rather than religious matters.