Nobody knows how the Indian cricket team is going to cope with the difficult and seamer-friendly wickets in Australia. Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the above sentence. A. Put up with B. Put in C. Put down D. Put up against

GATE 2016 · General Aptitude · Phrase Meaning · hard

Answer: Option A — 'Put up with' is closest in meaning to 'cope with'.

1. Understand the target phrase: 'Cope with' = to manage or endure a difficult situation. The sentence says the team must manage difficult, seamer-friendly conditions in Australia.
2. Evaluate each option: A. Put up with = tolerate/deal with (MATCH). B. Put in = insert or contribute (NO MATCH). C. Put down = suppress/write (NO MATCH). D. Put up against = face as an opponent (NO MATCH).