Match the proverbs given in List-I with the correct meanings from List-II:-
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List-I (Proverbs) |
List-II (Meanings) |
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(A). What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander |
(I). Tastes differ. What one person likes, the other might dislike |
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(B). Second thoughts are best |
(II). What is acceptable for one person should be acceptable for another person in a similar situation. |
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(C). Little things please little minds |
(III). It is best to reconsider a decision before acting impulsively |
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(D). One man's meat is another man's poison. |
(IV). People who aren't very clever are easily pleased or amused. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander | (II) What is acceptable for one person should be acceptable for another person in a similar situation. | A proverb is a short, well-known saying that gives advice or states a general truth. A goose is the female bird and a gander the male. The same sauce suits both. So the proverb says the same rule should apply to everyone in the same situation, which is meaning (II). | If he can come late without being scolded, so can I. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. |
| (B) Second thoughts are best | (III) It is best to reconsider a decision before acting impulsively | Second thoughts are the thoughts we have after thinking again. The proverb advises that a decision made after reconsidering is wiser than the first quick one, which is meaning (III). | I was about to resign in anger, but second thoughts are best, so I waited a day. |
| (C) Little things please little minds | (IV) People who aren't very clever are easily pleased or amused. | A "little mind" here is a shallow or unthinking person. The proverb says such people are amused by trivial things, which is meaning (IV). | He laughed at the silly cartoon for an hour. Little things please little minds. |
| (D) One man's meat is another man's poison. | (I) Tastes differ. What one person likes, the other might dislike | Food that one person enjoys may make another ill. The proverb means tastes differ from person to person, which is meaning (I). | I love horror films but my sister hates them. One man's meat is another man's poison. |