Match the terms in List-I with their definitions in List-II
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List-I (Terms) |
List-II (Definitions) |
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(A) Anarchy |
(I) A form of religious state government |
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(B) Oligarchy |
(II) A state of disorder and chaos in the absence of authority |
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(C) Autocracy |
(III) A small group of people having control of a country or organization |
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(D) Theocracy |
(IV) A system of government in which one person has absolute power |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) Anarchy | (II) A state of disorder and chaos in the absence of authority | From Greek "without a ruler": no government, so no order. | After the king fled, the city fell into anarchy. |
| (B) Oligarchy | (III) A small group of people having control of a country or organization | From Greek "rule of the few": power held by a small group. | A few rich families ran the town like an oligarchy. |
| (C) Autocracy | (IV) A system of government in which one person has absolute power | From Greek "self-rule": one ruler with unlimited power. | Under the autocracy, no one could question the emperor. |
| (D) Theocracy | (I) A form of religious state government | From Greek "rule of God": a state governed by religious leaders or religious law. | The country was a theocracy ruled by its priests. |
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