2002 · Q11
Match words in List-I with the words/group of words in List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I :
- ADilettante,
- BProfligate,
- CPrescient,
- DParochial.
List II :
- 1A person with futuristic vision,
- 2Miserly,
- 3A person who studies or does something without serious interest or understanding,
- 4To show narrow interest,
- 5Wasteful,
- 6Pungent remarks.
General EnglishVocabulary
- AA-6, B-4, C-2, D-3
- BA-3, B-5, C-1, D-4
- CA-6, B-5, C-2, D-4
- DA-3, B-4, C-1, D-5
Explanation
A dilettante is a person who dabbles in a subject without serious interest or deep understanding (3). Profligate means recklessly wasteful (5). Prescient means having foresight — 'a person with futuristic vision' (1). Parochial means having a narrow, limited outlook or interest (4). The correct matching is A-3, B-5, C-1, D-4, i.e. option (B).