Match the words in List-I with the meanings in List-II:
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List-I (Word) |
List-II (Meaning) |
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(A) Numismatist |
(I) One who journeys from place to place |
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(B) Philatelist |
(II) One who collects coins |
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(C) Itinerant |
(III) One who collects stamps |
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(D) Cacographist |
(IV) One who is bad at spellings |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Numismatist | (II) One who collects coins | A numismatist collects or studies coins (and medals and paper money). The word comes from the Greek for a coin. | The old coin was sold to a numismatist for a large sum. |
| (B) Philatelist | (III) One who collects stamps | A philatelist collects or studies postage stamps; the hobby is called philately. | The philatelist showed us a rare stamp from 1854. |
| (C) Itinerant | (I) One who journeys from place to place | Itinerant means travelling from place to place, often for work, and as a noun it is a person who does so. | An itinerant trader came to our village every Monday. |
| (D) Cacographist | (IV) One who is bad at spellings | The prefix caco- means bad and -graph means writing, so a cacographist is a person who writes or spells badly. | The teacher sighed as the young cacographist wrote "recieve" again. |