CDS 2026 (I) English, question 105

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 :

Q105
List I (Word / Expression / Specialised term) List II (Meaning)
A. Blizzard 1. Tropical cyclones over the western Pacific Ocean
B. Tornado 2. A storm with thunder and lightning, and usually heavy rain
C. Thunderstorm 3. Severe snowstorm with strong winds
D. Typhoons 4. A violently rotating destructive column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground
  1. (a) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1Correct answer
  2. (b) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
  3. (c) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
  4. (d) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

Solution.

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

  1. Blizzard → severe wind-driven snowstorm (3); tornado → violently rotating column of air reaching the ground (4); thunderstorm → thunder and lightning, often with heavy rain (2); typhoons → tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific (1).
  2. The code is A–3, B–4, C–2, D–1.