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Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Despite the heavy rain

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सही उत्तर Despite the heavy rain है।

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Question:

Choose the best replacement for the bracketed part. "The match continued [despite of the heavy rain]."

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Despite the heavy rain
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Despite of the heavy rains
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In despite of the heavy rain
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Correct Answer: Despite the heavy rain

"Despite" never takes "of" — the correct phrase is "despite the heavy rain" (the "of" version is "in spite of"). The trap is (b), which keeps the erroneous "of" while merely changing the noun number, a change that fixes nothing.

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