Match the sentences in List-I with the words in List-II that correctly fill their blanks.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) In the first year of MBBS, Aditi had to learn the names and positions of all 206 bones in the body for her ______ exam. | (I) Phycology |
| (B) Before the new cough syrup reached the shops, experts in ______ tested how it works in the body and what side effects it has. | (II) Anatomy |
| (C) Dhruv recorded the old tales, riddles and wedding songs of his village for a college project in ______. | (III) Folkloristics |
| (D) Mehak studies the green slime on ponds and the seaweeds along the Gujarat coast; her field is ______. | (IV) Pharmacology |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) In the first year of MBBS, Aditi had to learn the names and positions of all 206 bones in the body for her anatomy exam. | (II) Anatomy | Anatomy is the study of the structure of the body and its parts. | The anatomy lab has a model of the human heart that students can open up. |
| (B) Before the new cough syrup reached the shops, experts in pharmacology tested how it works in the body and what side effects it has. | (IV) Pharmacology | Pharmacology is the study of medicines and how they act on the body. | Sana chose pharmacology because she wants to help make cheaper medicines for diabetes. |
| (C) Dhruv recorded the old tales, riddles and wedding songs of his village for a college project in folkloristics. | (III) Folkloristics | Folkloristics is the study of folklore: the stories, songs, sayings and customs that people pass on by word of mouth. | A professor of folkloristics spent a year collecting the lullabies sung by grandmothers in Assam. |
| (D) Mehak studies the green slime on ponds and the seaweeds along the Gujarat coast; her field is phycology. | (I) Phycology | Phycology is the study of algae, from pond slime to large seaweeds. | A lecture in phycology showed how some algae can be turned into fuel. |