Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Words) | (Definitions) | | (A) Abdicate | (I) To remove offensive portion of a book. | | (B) Expurgate | (II) Literary theft | | (C) Plagiarism | (III) To surround a place with the intention of capturing. | | (D) Besiege | (IV) To give up a throne or other office of dignity | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Words) |… - CUET UG 2025 English PYQ

CUET UG 2025 — English Vocabulary

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Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Definitions)
(A) Abdicate	(I) To remove offensive portion of a book.
(B) Expurgate	(II) Literary theft
(C) Plagiarism	(III) To surround a place with the intention of capturing.
(D) Besiege	(IV) To give up a throne or other office of dignity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Official previous-year question

Held on 13 May 2025 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.

Options

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

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Solution

Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> Abdicate means to give up a throne; Expurgate means to remove offensive content; Plagiarism is literary theft; Besiege means to surround to capture.

Option 2: (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV) -> Incorrectly matches abdicate with surrounding a place and besiege with giving up office.

Option 3: (A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (II) -> Incorrectly matches abdicate with removing offensive content and confuses all other definitions.

Option 4: (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I) -> Incorrectly matches plagiarism with giving up office and besiege with removing content.

Hence, Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> The correct matching pairs each vocabulary word with its precise definition: abdicate (renounce power/throne), expurgate (censor/remove offensive material), plagiarism (stealing others' work), and besiege (military encirclement) -> correct

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