Match List - I with List - II.
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List – I |
List – II |
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(A) Ad interim |
(I) Meanwhile |
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(B) Carte blanche |
(II) According to law |
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(C) De jure |
(III) Mixture |
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(D) Pot Pourri |
(IV) Full freedom of action |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Ad interim | (I) Meanwhile | Latin for "in the meantime": for the time being, until a permanent arrangement is made. | An ad interim principal ran the college until the new head joined. |
| (B) Carte blanche | (IV) Full freedom of action | French for "blank paper": complete freedom to act as one thinks best. | The new coach was given carte blanche to choose the team. |
| (C) De jure | (II) According to law | Latin for "by law": rightful or legal, as opposed to de facto (in fact). | He was the de jure owner, though his brother ran the shop. |
| (D) Pot Pourri | (III) Mixture | French for a mixture of dried petals and spices, also any mixed collection of things. | The concert was a pot pourri of folk and film songs. |
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