Question

Match List-I with List-II:

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

Hint:

Remember scientific names of common pests through region-specific association — for example, Chortoicetes terminifera is native to Australia.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Matching the locusts with their scientific names:
Bombay locust → Cyrtacanthacris tatarica (I)
Brown locust → Locusta pradalina (III)
Australian locust → Chortoicetes terminifera (II)
Rocky mountain locust → Melanoplus spretus (IV) Thus, the correct sequence is: A
(I), B
(III), C
(II), D
(IV)

Answer 2

Elimination approach:
Since the Rocky Mountain locust, Melanoplus spretus, is uniquely identified with option D-(IV), any choice that does not pair D with (IV) can be ruled out immediately.
Among the remaining choices, the ones pairing A with (I) — Cyrtacanthacris tatarica, the Bombay locust — are more consistent than an option pairing A with (III), since Locusta pradalina (the Brown locust) does not match the Bombay locust's identity.
This leaves only the pairing where B (Brown locust) takes (III) and C (Australian locust, Chortoicetes terminifera) takes (II), giving the match A-(I), B-(III), C-(II), D-(IV).