Match the phrases given in List-I with the most appropriate words giv…

Match the phrases given in List-I with the most appropriate words given in List-II.

List-I (Phrases)	List-II (Words)
(A) A person who arranges and pays for plays, concerts or other shows	(I) Plenipotentiary
(B) A person who spreads frightening stories or rumours that make people panic	(II) Palimpsest
(C) A diplomat given full power to act and sign agreements for his or her government	(III) Impresario
(D) An old page on which the first writing was rubbed out and new writing was put over it	(IV) Scaremonger

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) A person who arranges and pays for plays, concerts or other shows	(III) Impresario	An impresario organises shows and puts money into them, but does not usually perform.	The impresario booked the biggest hall in Kolkata for the ghazal night.
(B) A person who spreads frightening stories or rumours that make people panic	(IV) Scaremonger	A scaremonger spreads news of danger, often false, and makes people afraid.	During the floods, a scaremonger on WhatsApp said the dam had burst.
(C) A diplomat given full power to act and sign agreements for his or her government	(I) Plenipotentiary	A plenipotentiary is sent by a government with full power to decide and sign for it.	India sent a plenipotentiary to sign the trade treaty in Geneva.
(D) An old page on which the first writing was rubbed out and new writing was put over it	(II) Palimpsest	A palimpsest is a page that was written on again. The old writing can sometimes still be seen under the new.	Under the later verses of the palimpsest, experts found an older Buddhist text.

Match the phrases given in List-I with the most appropriate words given in List-II.

List-I (Phrases)	List-II (Words)
(A) A person who arranges and pays for plays, concerts or other shows	(I) Plenipotentiary
(B) A person who spreads frightening stories or rumours that make people panic	(II) Palimpsest
(C) A diplomat given full power to act and sign agreements for his or her government	(III) Impresario
(D) An old page on which the first writing was rubbed out and new writing was put over it	(IV) Scaremonger

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) A person who arranges and pays for plays, concerts or other shows	(III) Impresario	An impresario organises shows and puts money into them, but does not usually perform.	The impresario booked the biggest hall in Kolkata for the ghazal night.
(B) A person who spreads frightening stories or rumours that make people panic	(IV) Scaremonger	A scaremonger spreads news of danger, often false, and makes people afraid.	During the floods, a scaremonger on WhatsApp said the dam had burst.
(C) A diplomat given full power to act and sign agreements for his or her government	(I) Plenipotentiary	A plenipotentiary is sent by a government with full power to decide and sign for it.	India sent a plenipotentiary to sign the trade treaty in Geneva.
(D) An old page on which the first writing was rubbed out and new writing was put over it	(II) Palimpsest	A palimpsest is a page that was written on again. The old writing can sometimes still be seen under the new.	Under the later verses of the palimpsest, experts found an older Buddhist text.