Match List - I with List - II.
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List - I |
List - II |
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(A) Man of straw |
(I) Literary person |
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(B) Man of letters |
(II) An invention that has no value |
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(C) Man of parts |
(III) Weak person |
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(D) Mare's nest |
(IV) A person of qualities |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Man of straw | (III) Weak person | A man of straw is a weak person of no real strength or substance, like a figure stuffed with straw. | The new chairman turned out to be a man of straw who obeyed the owners. |
| (B) Man of letters | (I) Literary person | A man of letters is a writer or scholar, a person devoted to literature and learning. | Rabindranath Tagore was a great man of letters. |
| (C) Man of parts | (IV) A person of qualities | A man of parts is a person of many talents and abilities. | A singer, a painter and a doctor, he is truly a man of parts. |
| (D) Mare's nest | (II) An invention that has no value | A mare's nest is a discovery or idea that seems wonderful but proves worthless (a mare, a female horse, builds no nest). | His great new plan turned out to be a mare's nest. |