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Multiple Choice Questions

Although Nirav Modi was upon his ears inside trouble he managed to flee the country effortlessl...........

General English Sentence Improvement

Directions: In each question, a part of the sentence is made bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no replacement is needed, mark (E) as your answer.

Although Nirav Modi was upon his ears inside trouble, he managed to flee the country effortlessly.

upon his ears in trouble

up to his ears inside trouble

up to his ears in trouble

up to his ear in trouble

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Explanation:

Correct Answer is (c).The original sentence is erroneous.
Reason: The correct idiomatic expression is ‘up to his ears in’ and not ‘upon his years inside’.
Up to one’s ears in (Idiom):
Meaning: Deeply involved.
E.g.: I'm up to my ears in work.
Hence ‘up to his ears in’ should be used in place of ‘upon his ears inside’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Among the given choices, only option C replaces the given bold part most appropriately.
The sentence after replacement becomes:
Although Nirav Modi was up to his ears in trouble, he managed to flee the country effortlessly.Option C is hence the correct answer.

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