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Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:- List-I…

Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:-

List-I (Words)	List-II (Definitions)
(A) Abdicate	(I) To remove offensive portion of a book.
(B) Expurgate	(II) Literary theft
(C) Plagiarism	(III) To surround a place with the intention of capturing.
(D) Besiege	(IV) To give up a throne or other office of dignity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Abdicate	(IV) To give up a throne or other office of dignity	To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.	King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
(B) Expurgate	(I) To remove offensive portion of a book.	To remove parts thought to be offensive from a book or text.	The school library kept an expurgated edition of the novel.
(C) Plagiarism	(II) Literary theft	Taking someone else's words or ideas and passing them off as one's own.	The essay was rejected for plagiarism.
(D) Besiege	(III) To surround a place with the intention of capturing.	To surround a place with an army in order to capture it.	The enemy besieged the fort for six months.

Also asked in CUET (UG):
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Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:-

List-I (Words)	List-II (Definitions)
(A) Abdicate	(I) To remove offensive portion of a book.
(B) Expurgate	(II) Literary theft
(C) Plagiarism	(III) To surround a place with the intention of capturing.
(D) Besiege	(IV) To give up a throne or other office of dignity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Abdicate	(IV) To give up a throne or other office of dignity	To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.	King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
(B) Expurgate	(I) To remove offensive portion of a book.	To remove parts thought to be offensive from a book or text.	The school library kept an expurgated edition of the novel.
(C) Plagiarism	(II) Literary theft	Taking someone else's words or ideas and passing them off as one's own.	The essay was rejected for plagiarism.
(D) Besiege	(III) To surround a place with the intention of capturing.	To surround a place with an army in order to capture it.	The enemy besieged the fort for six months.

Also asked in CUET (UG):
abdicate – 22-05-2026 Slot 2
plagiarism – 25-05-2026 Slot 2