Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II.
| List-I (Foreign words) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Nemesis | (I) a ghost blamed for strange noises and objects moving about |
| (B) Pathos | (II) a quality that makes people feel pity and sadness |
| (C) Juggernaut | (III) a huge force that crushes whatever comes in its way |
| (D) Poltergeist | (IV) a long-standing rival who is very hard to beat |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Nemesis | (IV) a long-standing rival who is very hard to beat | Nemesis means an old rival or enemy who keeps defeating a person. | Australia has been the nemesis of our hockey team for years. |
| (B) Pathos | (II) a quality that makes people feel pity and sadness | Pathos means the quality in a story, scene or speech that makes people feel pity. | The pathos of the last scene left the whole audience in tears. |
| (C) Juggernaut | (III) a huge force that crushes whatever comes in its way | Juggernaut means a very large and powerful force that nothing can stop. | The big online sellers have become a juggernaut that small shops cannot fight. |
| (D) Poltergeist | (I) a ghost blamed for strange noises and objects moving about | Poltergeist means a ghost that people blame for loud knocks and for things that move or fall on their own. | The children joked that a poltergeist kept hiding the TV remote. |