Match the descriptions given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.
| List-I (Descriptions) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) The study of spiders and related creatures such as scorpions | (I) Homoeopathy |
| (B) The study of the names of places, such as towns, rivers and hills | (II) Arachnology |
| (C) A system of treatment that uses very tiny doses of natural substances | (III) Rhinology |
| (D) The branch of medicine that deals with the nose and its diseases | (IV) Toponymy |
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)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) The study of spiders and related creatures such as scorpions | (II) Arachnology | Arachnology is the study of spiders and their relatives. | A student of arachnology photographed a jumping spider in the school garden. |
| (B) The study of the names of places, such as towns, rivers and hills | (IV) Toponymy | Toponymy is the study of place names and where they come from. | In her toponymy project, Meenal found out how Chennai and Kolkata got their names. |
| (C) A system of treatment that uses very tiny doses of natural substances | (I) Homoeopathy | Homoeopathy treats illness with very small doses of natural substances. | Dadaji takes small sweet pills from a homoeopathy clinic for his cough. |
| (D) The branch of medicine that deals with the nose and its diseases | (III) Rhinology | Rhinology is the branch of medicine that deals with the nose. | Saurabh had trouble breathing at night, so the ENT doctor sent him to a rhinology expert. |