Match List - I with List - II.
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List - I WORD |
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List – II Extension |
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(A) |
Fish |
(I) |
practices bring downfall |
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(B) |
Necessity |
(II) |
is the mother of invention |
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(C) |
Corrupt |
(III) |
of the same feather flock together |
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(D) |
Birds |
(IV) |
out of water |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Fish | (IV) out of water | A fish out of water is a person who feels uncomfortable in an unfamiliar place or situation, as a fish cannot live out of water. | At the grand party the village boy felt like a fish out of water. |
| (B) Necessity | (II) is the mother of invention | The proverb necessity is the mother of invention means that when people badly need something, they find a new way to get it. | The villagers built a rope bridge after the flood. Necessity is the mother of invention. |
| (C) Corrupt | (I) practices bring downfall | Corrupt practices bring downfall: dishonest ways of gaining money or power end in ruin. "Corrupt" is an adjective and needs the noun "practices" after it. | The minister lost everything in the end. Corrupt practices bring downfall. |
| (D) Birds | (III) of the same feather flock together | The proverb birds of a feather flock together means that people with similar tastes or habits spend time together. | All the lazy boys sit on the last bench. Birds of the same feather flock together. |