CMAT Fill in the Blanks Questions

Option B is the correct answer.

The verb "pleased" typically takes the preposition "with" when expressing satisfaction about something.

Option A:  "Pleased at" is less common and typically used with specific events or outcomes (e.g., "pleased at the news"). It is not suitable for describing satisfaction with something.
Option C: "Pleased on" is not a standard phrase in English and is grammatically incorrect in this context.
Option D: "Pleased upon" is also a non-standard form of writing and does not fit here.

The passage states that after Akbar made Agra (Akbarabad) the capital, his successors Jahangir and Shahjahan "continued to (ii) Akbarabad." The phrase "continued to" implies they maintained a certain relationship with the city. "Look upon" can mean to regard or consider in a specified way, and in this context, it fits the idea that they continued to use and regard Akbarabad as their capital, which aligns with the historical fact and the passage's narrative before Shahjahan decided to build his new city. 

The other options ("look down" - despise, "look for" - search, "look in" - visit briefly) do not logically fit the context of maintaining a capital city.

The sentence structure "Although Babur and Humayun, __(i)__the Delhi Sultanate..., had considered Delhi to be their capital" sets up a contrast with Akbar, who moved the capital to Agra. The phrase in blank (i) must describe Babur and Humayun's relationship to the "Delhi Sultanate that ruled previously." The logical meaning is that, unlike Akbar, the first two Mughal emperors did the same thing as the previous rulers by keeping the capital in Delhi. "Following the example of" perfectly conveys this idea of emulating the previous administrative practice. The correct choice is therefore option A. 

The other options are illogical: they did not take "orders" from a defunct sultanate, "implement rules as a sultanate, or "read the history" of it in this context.

Speech without any prior preparation is the definition of Extempore