Match the words given in List-I with their definitions given in List-II :-
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List-I (Words) |
List-II (Definitions) |
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(A) Blasphemy |
(I) The act of copying another person's ideas, words or work and pretending that they are your own |
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(B) Plagiarise |
(II) An expert on matters involving the judgment of beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music |
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(C) Connoisseur |
(III) The state of having more than one possible meaning |
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(D) Ambiguity |
(IV) Behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion |
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 |
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| (A) Blasphemy | (IV) Behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion | Blasphemy is speaking or acting with disrespect towards God or sacred things. | In some countries blasphemy is a punishable offence. |
| (B) Plagiarise | (I) The act of copying another person's ideas, words or work and pretending that they are your own | To plagiarise is to copy someone else's work and present it as one's own. (Strictly, the act is "plagiarism", and plagiarise is the verb.) | The student was failed because he had plagiarised his essay from a website. |
| (C) Connoisseur | (II) An expert on matters involving the judgment of beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music | A connoisseur is an expert judge of quality in art, food or music. | A connoisseur of tea can name its garden from a single sip. |
| (D) Ambiguity | (III) The state of having more than one possible meaning | Ambiguity is the quality of being open to more than one meaning. | The ambiguity in the rule led to many arguments. |