Match the sentences in List-I with the foreign words in List-II that fill their blanks.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Foreign words) |
|---|---|
| (A) After the army took over, a military ______ of three generals ran the country for six years. | (I) melange |
| (B) The novel captures the ______ of a teenager waiting for her board exam results. | (II) souvenir |
| (C) Meena bought a small brass elephant as a ______ of her trip to Jaipur. | (III) junta |
| (D) The new restaurant serves a ______ of Punjabi, Chinese and Italian dishes. | (IV) angst |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| (A) After the army took over, a military junta of three generals ran the country for six years. | (III) junta | Junta means a group of army officers who rule a country after taking power by force. |
| (B) The novel captures the angst of a teenager waiting for her board exam results. | (IV) angst | Angst means a deep feeling of worry and fear about one’s life or future. |
| (C) Meena bought a small brass elephant as a souvenir of her trip to Jaipur. | (II) souvenir | Souvenir means a thing bought or kept as a reminder of a place, a person or an event. |
| (D) The new restaurant serves a melange of Punjabi, Chinese and Italian dishes. | (I) melange | Melange means a mixture of different kinds of things. |