Match List - I with List - II.
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List - I |
List - II |
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(A) Cortege |
(I) a poem of lamentation on the death of someone loved and admired. |
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(B) Elegy |
(II) A funeral procession comprising a number of mourning. |
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(C) Obituary |
(III) an account in the newspaper about the funeral of a deceased. |
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(D) Epitaph |
(IV) words inscribed on the grave/tomb in the memory of the one buried. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) Cortege | (II) A funeral procession comprising a number of mourning. | A cortege is a solemn procession, especially of mourners following a coffin at a funeral. | The cortege moved slowly towards the cremation ground. |
| (B) Elegy | (I) a poem of lamentation on the death of someone loved and admired. | An elegy is a sad poem written in mourning for someone who has died. | Gray's Elegy mourns the poor villagers buried in a country churchyard. |
| (C) Obituary | (III) an account in the newspaper about the funeral of a deceased. | An obituary is a notice in a newspaper of a person's death, usually with a short account of his life. | The paper carried a long obituary of the famous singer. |
| (D) Epitaph | (IV) words inscribed on the grave/tomb in the memory of the one buried. | An epitaph is a short piece of writing on a gravestone in memory of the person buried there. | The epitaph on the tomb read, "He lived for others." |
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