Match the foreign phrases given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II.
| List-I (Foreign phrases) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Tabula rasa | (I) the duty of the rich and powerful to help others |
| (B) Terra incognita | (II) the highest good; the main aim of life |
| (C) Summum bonum | (III) a mind not yet marked by any ideas |
| (D) Noblesse oblige | (IV) a land or a subject that nobody knows about |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Tabula rasa | (III) a mind not yet marked by any ideas | Tabula rasa means a clean slate, a mind with no ideas yet. | A newborn baby’s mind is often called a tabula rasa. |
| (B) Terra incognita | (IV) a land or a subject that nobody knows about | Terra incognita means an unknown land, or a subject one knows nothing about. | For me, computer coding is still terra incognita. |
| (C) Summum bonum | (II) the highest good; the main aim of life | Summum bonum means the highest good, the thing most worth having in life. | For the old teacher, a happy and honest life was the summum bonum. |
| (D) Noblesse oblige | (I) the duty of the rich and powerful to help others | Noblesse oblige means the duty of those with wealth or power to help others. | Out of noblesse oblige, the rich family built a free school in the village. |