Direction: In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
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The peasant rebellion was ______ with a high hand by the Emperor.
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- put off
- put away
- put back
- put down
- put off
Correct Option: D
put down (Phr.V.) : to stop something by force
put off (Phr. V.) : to cancel a meeting/an arrangement that you have made with somebody
put away (Phr. V.) : to send somebody to prison, to a mental hospital, etc.
put back (Phr. V.) : to return something to its usual place or to the place where it was before
it was moved
Here, put down is the right usage.
