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Direction: Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.

  1. A five-year-old boy was___________ from his school on Monday last by his servant for a ransom of Rs 8, 000.
    1. driven
    2. arrested
    3. escorted
    4. kidnapped
Correct Option: D

As we know that ,
The word “ransom” gives us the clue. A ransom is the money ( ₹ 8, 000 ) that has to be paid to the kidnapper (here, “servant” ) so that he will set free the person kidnapped (here, the “five-year-old boy” ).
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
A five-year-old boy was kidnapped from his school on Monday last by his servant for a ransom of Rs 8, 000.
So , required word will be option D .



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