Match the words in List I with their appropriate Synonyms in List II.
LIST I | LIST II |
A. Mortuary | I. Home for the destitute |
B. Cantonment | II. A place where money is coined |
C. Mint | III. A place where dead bodies are temporarily kept |
D. Asylum | IV. A place where soldiers are quartered |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Mortuary | III. A place where dead bodies are temporarily kept | A mortuary is a room or building where dead bodies are kept until they are buried or cremated, or examined. | The body was sent to the hospital mortuary for a post-mortem. |
| B. Cantonment | IV. A place where soldiers are quartered | A cantonment is a permanent military station where soldiers live. To quarter soldiers is to give them lodging. | My uncle, an army officer, lives in the cantonment area. |
| C. Mint | II. A place where money is coined | A mint is a place where coins are made by the government. | The new ten-rupee coins were made at the mint in Mumbai. |
| D. Asylum | I. Home for the destitute | An asylum is a place of shelter and protection, in the old sense a home for the poor or helpless (the destitute, people without money or home). | The orphans found asylum in a home run by the church. |
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