CDS 2026 (I) English, question 104

Topic: Vocabulary and word usage

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Directions · Q101 to Q110

In the following items Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :

Q104
List I (Word / Expression / Specialised term) List II (Meaning)
A. Nihilism 1. The belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
B. Fatalism 2. The fact of accepting that you cannot prevent something from happening
C. Hedonism 3. The fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else
D. Egoism 4. The denial of all reality
  1. (a) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
  2. (b) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3Correct answer
  3. (c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
  4. (d) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

Solution.

Answer: (b) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

  1. Nihilism matches the denial in (4); fatalism accepts events as unavoidable (2); hedonism makes pleasure central (1); egoism matches the self-centred attitude in (3).
  2. The code is A–4, B–2, C–1, D–3.
  3. These are the best available matches, not exhaustive philosophical definitions: nihilism need not deny every form of reality, and egoism is broader than thinking oneself superior.