Match the phrases given in List-I with the one-word substitutes given in List-II.
| List-I (Phrases) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) A person who can speak so that the voice seems to come from somewhere else | (I) Demagogue |
| (B) A person who walks while asleep | (II) Taxidermist |
| (C) A leader who wins support by stirring up people’s feelings and prejudices | (III) Ventriloquist |
| (D) A person who prepares and stuffs the skins of dead animals so that they look alive | (IV) Somnambulist |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) A person who can speak so that the voice seems to come from somewhere else | (III) Ventriloquist | A ventriloquist speaks without moving the lips, so the voice seems to come from a puppet or another place. | At the school fair, the ventriloquist made his wooden doll sing a Bollywood song. |
| (B) A person who walks while asleep | (IV) Somnambulist | A somnambulist gets up and walks about without waking up. | The hostel warden found the somnambulist standing near the gate at 2 a.m. |
| (C) A leader who wins support by stirring up people’s feelings and prejudices | (I) Demagogue | A demagogue plays on people’s fears and anger to win their support, not on facts or reason. | The demagogue promised free land to everyone just to win the crowd. |
| (D) A person who prepares and stuffs the skins of dead animals so that they look alive | (II) Taxidermist | A taxidermist fills the skin of a dead animal so that it can be kept and shown, as in a museum. | The tiger in the museum hall was prepared by a taxidermist many years ago. |