Which of the following indicates the usage of metaphors from human anatomy to describe a close relationship between nature and humans?
(A) Face of the Earth
(B) Central Business District
(C) Snout of the Glacier
(D) Eye of the storm
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) Face of the Earth Correct. The ‘face’ is a part of the human body used for the surface of the earth.
(B) Central Business District Incorrect. It is the commercial core of a city, a plain planning term. No part of the human body is used in it.
(C) Snout of the Glacier Correct. The ‘snout’ (nose) is used for the front end of a glacier.
(D) Eye of the storm Correct. The ‘eye’ is used for the calm centre of a storm.
NCERT (2025-26): “phenomena are described in metaphors using symbols from the human anatomy. We often talk of the ‘face’ of the earth, ‘eye’ of the storm, ‘mouth’ of the river, ‘snout’ (nose) of the glacier, ‘neck’ of the isthmus and ‘profile’ of the soil. Similarly regions, villages, towns have been described as ‘organisms’. German geographers describe the ‘state/country’ as a ‘living organism’. Networks of road, railways and water ways have often been described as ‘arteries of circulation’. Can you collect such terms and expressions from your own language? The basic questions now arises, can we separate nature and human when they are so intricately intertwined?” |