Match the proverbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II
| LIST-I Proverb | LIST-II Meaning |
| A. A watched pot never boils | I. Indulging in angry actions which result in difficulties for yourself ought to be avoided. |
| B. As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. | II. Time drags when something is eagerly awaited |
| C. There are none so blind as those who will not see. | III. Consequences of unwise actions and decisions have to be accepted. |
| D. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. | IV. Pointless to reason with a person who doesn't listen to sense |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) A watched pot never boils | (II) Time drags when something is eagerly awaited | If you stand staring at a pot, the water seems to take for ever to boil: waiting anxiously makes time pass slowly. | Stop checking the results page every minute; a watched pot never boils. |
| (B) As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. | (III) Consequences of unwise actions and decisions have to be accepted. | One has to sleep in the bed one has made, well or badly: one must live with the results of one's own choices. | You chose to skip the classes, and as you make your bed, so you must lie in it. |
| (C) There are none so blind as those who will not see. | (IV) Pointless to reason with a person who doesn't listen to sense | The worst blindness is refusing to accept the truth; arguing with such a person is useless. | He still denies the facts; there are none so blind as those who will not see. |
| (D) Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. | (I) Indulging in angry actions which result in difficulties for yourself ought to be avoided. | Cutting off one's own nose to hurt one's face only harms oneself: do not act in anger in a way that hurts you more than anyone else. | Quitting the team because of one argument is to cut off your nose to spite your face. |