After reading the following passage, answer the questions which follow:

I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been of no great disadvantage to me. In fact, I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage. My hesitancy in speech, which was once an annoyance, is now a pleasure. Its greatest pleasure has been that it has taught me the economy of words. I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. And I can now, give myself the certificate that a thoughtless word hardly ever escapes of my tongue or pen. I do not recollect ever having had to regret anything in my speech or writing. I have thus been spared many a mishap and waste of time. Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. Proneness to exaggerate, to suppress or modify the truth, wittingly or unwittingly, is a natural weakness of man and silence is necessary in order to surmount it. A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech; he will measure every word.

Match List I with List II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-I, B-II, C-III, D - IV

The correct answer is: Option 4

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Here's the breakdown:

• A-I: The author says a man of few words "will rarely be thoughtless in his speech," directly aligning with option I.
• B-II: The author states their own hesitancy in speech "was once an annoyance," matching option II.
• C-III: The passage defines "Proneness to exaggerate, modify and suppress that truth" as "a natural weakness in man," directly corresponding to option III.
• D-IV: The author admits their shyness "occasionally exposed me to laughter," perfectly matching option IV.

Therefore, each option in List I finds its appropriate match in List II based on the content and context of the passage.