CDS 2026 (I) English, question 107

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 :

Q107
List I (Word / Expression / Specialised term) List II (Meaning)
A. Ascribe 1. Associate ownership or authorship with
B. Prescribe 2. Carve, cut or etch into a material or surface
C. Proscribe 3. Lay down a rule
D. Inscribe 4. Officially forbid
  1. (a) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2Correct answer
  2. (b) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
  3. (c) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
  4. (d) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

Solution.

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

  1. Ascribe → attribute authorship, ownership or a cause (1); prescribe → lay down a rule (3); proscribe → forbid officially (4); inscribe → write, carve or engrave on a surface (2).
  2. The code is A–1, B–3, C–4, D–2.
  3. Prescribe recommends or directs; proscribe prohibits.