Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II.
| List-I (Words) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Encomium | (I) The moving of cattle and sheep to hill pastures in summer and back to the valleys in winter |
| (B) Meritocracy | (II) A speech or piece of writing that praises someone very highly |
| (C) Transhumance | (III) An official order given by a person in authority |
| (D) Fiat | (IV) A system in which people get jobs and power because of their ability |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Encomium | (II) A speech or piece of writing that praises someone very highly | An encomium is high, formal praise, spoken or written. | At the farewell, the principal read out a long encomium for the retiring librarian. |
| (B) Meritocracy | (IV) A system in which people get jobs and power because of their ability | In a meritocracy, ability and hard work decide who rises, not family or money. | An open exam for every post is meant to make the civil service a meritocracy. |
| (C) Transhumance | (I) The moving of cattle and sheep to hill pastures in summer and back to the valleys in winter | Transhumance is the yearly journey of herders and their animals between summer and winter grazing lands. | The Gaddi shepherds of Himachal still follow transhumance, taking their flocks up to the high meadows each May. |
| (D) Fiat | (III) An official order given by a person in authority | A fiat is an order that must be obeyed because of the power of the person who gives it. | The new timings were not discussed with anyone. They came by fiat from the head office. |