Match the descriptions in List-I with the appropriate words in List-II.
| List-I (Descriptions) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) The science of naming, describing and sorting living things into groups | (I) Zoogeography |
| (B) The study of how animals are spread over the different regions of the world | (II) Nephology |
| (C) The study of flags, their designs and their history | (III) Taxonomy |
| (D) The study of clouds, how they form and how they change | (IV) Vexillology |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) The science of naming, describing and sorting living things into groups | (III) Taxonomy | Taxonomy is the science of naming living things and putting them into groups. | Our biology teacher used taxonomy to show that the tiger and the house cat belong to the same family. |
| (B) The study of how animals are spread over the different regions of the world | (I) Zoogeography | Zoogeography is the study of which animals are found in which parts of the world. | A chapter on zoogeography explains why kangaroos live in Australia but not in India. |
| (C) The study of flags, their designs and their history | (IV) Vexillology | Vexillology is the study of flags. | Kabir’s interest in vexillology began when he learnt why the Ashoka Chakra on our flag has 24 spokes. |
| (D) The study of clouds, how they form and how they change | (II) Nephology | Nephology is the study of clouds. | Before the monsoon, students on a nephology project photographed the sky over Pune every evening. |