Vocabulary

Word Usage

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Match the terms in List-I with their definitions in List-II

List-I List-II
(Terms) (Definitions)
(A) Anarchy (I) A form of religious state government
(B) Oligarchy (II) A state of disorder and chaos in the absence of authority
(C) Autocracy (III) A small group of people having control of a country or organization
(D) Theocracy (IV) A system of government in which one person has absolute power

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Terms)	(Definitions)
(A) Anarchy	(I) A form of religious state government
(B) Oligarchy	(II) A state of disorder and chaos in the absence of authority
(C) Autocracy	(III) A small group of people having control of a country or organization
(D) Theocracy	(IV) A system of government in which one person has absolute power

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> Incorrectly matches Anarchy with "small group control" and has duplicate definition (IV) for both B and D.

Option 2 -> Correctly matches all terms: Anarchy (disorder/chaos), Oligarchy (small group rule), Autocracy (one person absolute power), Theocracy (religious state).

Option 3 -> Incorrectly matches Oligarchy with "absolute power" and Autocracy with "small group control" - these are reversed.

Option 4 -> Incorrectly matches Anarchy with "small group control" and Theocracy with "disorder/chaos" - completely wrong associations.

Hence, Option 2 -> Anarchy correctly refers to disorder without authority (II), Oligarchy is rule by a few (III), Autocracy is absolute power by one person (IV), and Theocracy is religious-based government (I) -> correct

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List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Words)
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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