Previous Year Questions

1) Burst

○ "A sudden burst of sound" → Correct (a burst of sound is common).

○ "A bright burst of light" → Correct (a burst of light is also valid).

2) Blare

○ "A sudden blare of sound" → Correct (blare of sound is common).

○ "A bright blare of light" → Incorrect (blare is related to sound, not light).

3) Flash

○ "A sudden flash of sound" → Incorrect (flash is not used for sound).

○ "A bright flash of light" → Correct (flash of light is common).

Thus, "Burst" is the only word that fits both blanks; "Blare" fits only the first blank; "Flash" fits only the second blank.

Hence, the correct choice is (a) Only I.