Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II.
| List-I (Words) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Osteology | (I) The study of the special ways in which writers use words and sentences |
| (B) Tribology | (II) The study of bones |
| (C) Museology | (III) The study of how museums collect, keep and display objects |
| (D) Stylistics | (IV) The study of friction and wear between surfaces that rub against each other |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Osteology | (II) The study of bones | Osteology is the study of bones. | The osteology section of the museum has the skeleton of a blue whale. |
| (B) Tribology | (IV) The study of friction and wear between surfaces that rub against each other | Tribology is the study of friction, wear and oiling between moving surfaces. | Engineers working in tribology tested a new oil to cut the wear on bicycle chains. |
| (C) Museology | (III) The study of how museums collect, keep and display objects | Museology is the study of how museums are run, including collecting, keeping and displaying objects. | After her history degree, Kavya did a diploma in museology and now works at the Salar Jung Museum. |
| (D) Stylistics | (I) The study of the special ways in which writers use words and sentences | Stylistics is the study of the style of a piece of writing: the words, sentences and sounds a writer chooses. | In our stylistics class, we compared the short sentences of one novelist with the long ones of another. |