Match the foreign words/phrases in List-I with their meanings in List-II.
| List-I (Foreign words/phrases) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Kowtow | (I) a cheerful enjoyment of life |
| (B) Minutiae | (II) to be too humble and obedient to a person in power |
| (C) Realpolitik | (III) the small and exact details of something |
| (D) Joie de vivre | (IV) politics guided by practical gain rather than ideals |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Kowtow | (II) to be too humble and obedient to a person in power | Kowtow means to obey and please a powerful person too much. | Rahul refused to kowtow to the senior boys who ruled the hostel. |
| (B) Minutiae | (III) the small and exact details of something | Minutiae means the very small details of a thing or an event. | Our class teacher plans the minutiae of every school trip, down to the water bottles. |
| (C) Realpolitik | (IV) politics guided by practical gain rather than ideals | Realpolitik means politics that is based on what is useful, not on what is right. | The two old rivals signed the trade deal out of pure realpolitik. |
| (D) Joie de vivre | (I) a cheerful enjoyment of life | Joie de vivre means a happy, lively love of life. | Even at eighty, my grandmother is full of joie de vivre. |