Match the following terms commonly used during the British rule in List 1 with their meaning in List 2:
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List 1- Terms |
List 2- Meaning |
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(a) Mutiny |
(i) derogatory term for foreigners. |
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(b) Bell of arms |
(ii) rebellion of people against established authority and power. |
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(c) Revolt |
(iii) storeroom in which weapons are kept. |
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(d) Firangi |
(iv) collective disobedience of rules & regulations within the armed forces. |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option 1 - (a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- ii, (d) i
The correct match is:
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List 1- Terms |
List 2- Meaning |
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(a) Mutiny |
(iv) collective disobedience of rules & regulations within the armed forces. |
|
(b) Bell of arms |
(iii) storeroom in which weapons are kept. |
|
(c) Revolt |
(ii) rebellion of people against established authority and power. |
|
(d) Firangi |
(i) derogatory term for foreigners. |
EXPLANATION:
Mutiny – a collective disobedience of rules and regulations within the armed forces.
Bell of arms is a storeroom in which weapons are kept.
Revolt – a rebellion of people against established authority and power. The terms ‘revolt’ and ‘rebellion’ can be used synonymously.
Firangi, a term of Persian origin, possibly derived from Frank (from which France gets its name), is used in Urdu and Hindi, often in a derogatory sense, to designate foreigners.