Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) Hundreds of fans at the airport began to ______ one another for a glimpse of the returning Olympic medallist. | (I) deplore |
| (B) Unable to speak Tamil, the tourist had to ______ wildly to ask the auto driver to stop near the temple. | (II) jostle |
| (C) Social media users often ______ a teenager as a hero for one viral video and forget him within a month. | (III) lionise |
| (D) Doctors ______ the habit of buying antibiotics without a prescription, as it makes germs harder to treat. | (IV) gesticulate |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Hundreds of fans at the airport began to jostle one another for a glimpse of the returning Olympic medallist. | (II) jostle | Jostle means push roughly against people in a crowd. The fans pushed one another to see the medallist. |
| (B) Unable to speak Tamil, the tourist had to gesticulate wildly to ask the auto driver to stop near the temple. | (IV) gesticulate | Gesticulate means move the hands and arms to show what one means. The tourist could not speak the language, so he used his hands. |
| (C) Social media users often lionise a teenager as a hero for one viral video and forget him within a month. | (III) lionise | Lionise means treat someone as a famous and important person. One viral video makes the teenager a hero for a short time. |
| (D) Doctors deplore the habit of buying antibiotics without a prescription, as it makes germs harder to treat. | (I) deplore | Deplore means strongly disapprove of something. Doctors disapprove because the habit makes germs harder to treat. |