All of us should abide _______ the laws of our country.

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Answer 1

Step 1: Note that "abide" has two distinct senses, each with its own fixed preposition: "abide in", meaning to dwell or remain in a place, and "abide by", meaning to comply with or accept a rule or decision.

Step 2: The sentence is about following the laws of the country, which is the obey/comply sense.

Step 3: For this sense English fixes the preposition as "by", giving "abide by the laws".

Step 4: This confirms option A) By as the correct answer.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable __________ her first version.	(I) With
(B) I just don’t feel any affinity ____________ his prose style. It’s too caustic.	(II) to
(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar ___________ mine.	(III) for
(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence ___________ his arrogance or coldness.	(IV) from

All of us should abide _______ the laws of our country.

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The Correct Option is A

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