Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Descriptions) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) One who studies the history, language and culture of China | (I) Orthopaedist |
| (B) One who writes the life stories of saints | (II) Palaeoclimatologist |
| (C) One who studies the climate of the distant past from ice, rocks and tree rings | (III) Hagiographer |
| (D) A doctor who treats problems of the bones, joints and muscles | (IV) Sinologist |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) One who studies the history, language and culture of China | (IV) Sinologist | A sinologist is an expert in sinology, the study of China, its language and culture. | The sinologist at the university translated an old Chinese poem into Hindi. |
| (B) One who writes the life stories of saints | (III) Hagiographer | A hagiographer writes hagiography, that is, the lives of saints. | The hagiographer spent years collecting stories about the saints of Maharashtra. |
| (C) One who studies the climate of the distant past from ice, rocks and tree rings | (II) Palaeoclimatologist | A palaeoclimatologist studies palaeoclimatology, the climate of the very distant past. | From the layers of an ice core, a palaeoclimatologist worked out how warm the earth was long ago. |
| (D) A doctor who treats problems of the bones, joints and muscles | (I) Orthopaedist | An orthopaedist is a doctor of orthopaedics, the branch of medicine for bones and joints. | When Karan broke his wrist playing football, an orthopaedist put it in plaster. |