Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Sometime back, onion used to be the poor man’s food as it was ______ .

Explanation

The correct answer is ' cheap '. Key Points The most appropriate word for the given blank is ' cheap '. It means 'low in price, costing little money'. (सस्‍ता, कम क़ीमत का) Example: Oranges are cheap at the moment. Let's look at the meaning of other words: inferior : low or lower in social position, importance, quality, etc. (सामाजिक स्थिति, महत्व, गुणवत्ता आदि की दृष्टि से निम्‍न या निम्‍नतर स्‍तर का; घटिया, निकृ ष्‍ट) available : (used about things) that you can get, buy, use, etc. [उपलब्‍ध, (वस्‍तुएँ)] low : close to the ground or to the bottom of something. (ज़मीन या किसी वस्‍तु के निम्‍नतम स्‍तर के निकट; नीचे) Thus, the correct answer is Option 1. Correct Sentence:Sometime back, onion used to be the poor man's food as it was cheap .