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English II · End Term · 31 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term · Set QDF1

Question 18: Match the following: | Word | Borrowed from | |---|---| …

Question 18

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Match the following:

WordBorrowed from
[1] Dirt[a] French
[2] Candle[b] Celtic
[3] Jungle[c] Scandinavian
[4] Government[d] Latin
[5] Clan[e] Hindi

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Jungle

  1. A

    French

  2. B

    Celtic

  3. C

    Scandinavian

  4. D

    Latin

  5. E

    Hindi

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Correct answer

  • E

    Hindi

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Question 18 of 60 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF3 31 Aug 2025). It carries 2 marks.

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