Match the definitions given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II:-
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List-I (Definitions) |
List-II (Words) |
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(A) One who studies the origin and history of words |
(I) Menagerie |
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(B) A collection of animals kept as pets |
(II) Philatelist |
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(C) A medicine to counteract poison |
(III) Etymologist |
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(D) A person who collects stamps |
(IV) Antidote |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) One who studies the origin and history of words | (III) Etymologist | Etymology is the study of where words come from (Greek etymon, the true sense of a word). An etymologist studies it. | The etymologist traced the word "bungalow" back to Bengal. |
| (B) A collection of animals kept as pets | (I) Menagerie | A menagerie is a collection of wild or unusual animals kept in captivity, often for show. In the question, it is a collection of pet animals. | Her farmhouse was a menagerie of dogs, cats, rabbits and parrots. |
| (C) A medicine to counteract poison | (IV) Antidote | An antidote is a medicine taken to stop the effect of a poison. | The doctor gave him an antidote for the snake bite. |
| (D) A person who collects stamps | (II) Philatelist | Philately is the collecting and study of postage stamps. A philatelist is a stamp collector. | The philatelist showed us a stamp printed in 1854. |