Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II.
| List-I (Words) | List-II (Definitions) |
|---|---|
| (A) Hydrology | (I) The art of judging a person’s character from the features of the face |
| (B) Physiognomy | (II) The study of water on and under the ground, such as rivers, rain and groundwater |
| (C) Biogeography | (III) The study of purpose in nature: the view that things exist or happen to serve an end |
| (D) Teleology | (IV) The study of where plants and animals are found on the earth, and why |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Hydrology | (II) The study of water on and under the ground, such as rivers, rain and groundwater | Hydrology is the study of water on and under the earth. | A hydrology team mapped how much groundwater Bengaluru loses every summer. |
| (B) Physiognomy | (I) The art of judging a person’s character from the features of the face | Physiognomy is the art of judging a person’s nature from the face. | The hero of the old novel believed in physiognomy and trusted anyone with a broad forehead. |
| (C) Biogeography | (IV) The study of where plants and animals are found on the earth, and why | Biogeography is the study of where plants and animals live on the earth, and why they live there. | Why lions live in Gir but not in the forests of Kerala is a question of biogeography. |
| (D) Teleology | (III) The study of purpose in nature: the view that things exist or happen to serve an end | Teleology is the study of purpose in nature, or the belief that things happen for a purpose. | In the philosophy class, the question ‘Do eyes exist so that we can see?’ led to a debate on teleology. |