Match the words given in List-I with their corresponding definitions in List-II
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List-I (Words) |
List-II (Definitions) |
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(A) Meteorologist |
(I) One who studies election and trends in voting |
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(B) Cosmologist |
(II) One who studies fossils and the history of life forms on the earth |
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(C) Psephology |
(III) One who studies and predicts atmospheric phenomena |
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(D) Paleontologist |
(IV) One who studies the universe, its origin, expanse etc. |
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)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Meteorologist | (III) One who studies and predicts atmospheric phenomena | "Meteoron" means a thing high up in the air. A meteorologist studies the atmosphere and weather and makes weather forecasts. |
| (B) Cosmologist | (IV) One who studies the universe, its origin, expanse etc. | "Cosmos" means the universe. A cosmologist studies the origin, structure and growth of the universe. |
| (C) Psephology | (I) One who studies election and trends in voting | "Psephos" means a pebble, used for voting in ancient Greece. Psephology is the study of elections and voting trends, and the one who studies it is a psephologist. |
| (D) Paleontologist | (II) One who studies fossils and the history of life forms on the earth | "Palaios" means ancient. A paleontologist studies fossils to learn the history of life on the earth. |