CUET CUET English 2024 - Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2024

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List-I (Words)	List-II (Definitions)
(A) Theocracy	(I) One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions
(B) Megalomania	(II) One who collects and studies objects or artistic works from the distant past
(C) Apothecary	(III) A government by divine guidance or religious leaders
(D) Antiquarian	(IV) A morbid delusion or one's power, importance or godliness

Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)

(A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

Correct Option: 1

Tip: Learning root words helps you guess meanings even if you’ve never seen the word before.

(A) Theocracy -> (III)

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Theo = God, -cracy = rule/government

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→ Government ruled by religious leaders or under divine authority

(B) Megalomania -> (IV)

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Megalo = large/great, mania = obsession

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→ Obsession with power, importance, or greatness (a mental condition)

(C) Apothecary -> (I)

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From Greek apotheke = storehouse

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→ An old word for a pharmacist — someone who stores and sells medicine

(D) Antiquarian -> (II)

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Antiqu- = ancient, -arian = a person who studies or is related to

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→ A person who studies or collects old/ancient things

Correct Match:

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(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)