Match the sentences in List-I with the words in List-II that correctly fill their blanks.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) Noting the date on which the first mango blossoms appear in the orchard every year is a simple project in ______. | (I) Psychiatry |
| (B) Amoeba and paramecium, which Class 9 students see under the microscope, are studied in ______. | (II) Economics |
| (C) When exam stress turned into months of deep sadness, Nikhil’s parents took him to a doctor trained in ______. | (III) Phenology |
| (D) The rise in onion prices after the floods was the topic of our ______ class on demand and supply. | (IV) Protozoology |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Noting the date on which the first mango blossoms appear in the orchard every year is a simple project in phenology. | (III) Phenology | Phenology is the study of when natural events happen each year, such as flowering and the arrival of birds. | Using phenology records, scientists found that rhododendrons in Uttarakhand now flower earlier. |
| (B) Amoeba and paramecium, which Class 9 students see under the microscope, are studied in protozoology. | (IV) Protozoology | Protozoology is the study of protozoa, tiny living things with only one cell. | Dr. Iyer studies the malaria germ in her protozoology lab. |
| (C) When exam stress turned into months of deep sadness, Nikhil’s parents took him to a doctor trained in psychiatry. | (I) Psychiatry | Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that treats mental illness. | After her MBBS, Shruti chose psychiatry to help patients with depression. |
| (D) The rise in onion prices after the floods was the topic of our economics class on demand and supply. | (II) Economics | Economics is the study of how money, goods and services are produced and used. | Rahul reads the business page every morning because he wants to study economics. |