Match List I with List II. List I — Sign Category List II — Example (A) Iconic…
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Match List I with List II.
List I — Sign Category | List II — Example |
|---|---|
(A) Iconic | (I) Language |
(B) Indexical | (II) Photographs |
(C) Symbolic | (III) Smoke |
(D) Profusion of signs | (IV) Letters of alphabets |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer: A. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I) — CONCEPTIn semiotics, signs are classified by how they relate to what they represent. An icon works through resemblance, an index through a physical or causal…
- A.
(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
- B.
(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
- C.
(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
- D.
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
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Correct answer: A
CONCEPT
In semiotics, signs are classified by how they relate to what they represent.
An icon works through resemblance, an index through a physical or causal connection, and a symbol through learned convention. A language is an organized profusion of signs.
APPLICATION
Apply each relation to the examples in the two lists:
Category | Governing relation | Example | Why the example fits |
|---|---|---|---|
Iconic | Resemblance to the referent | Photographs | A photograph visually resembles the subject it depicts. |
Indexical | Physical or causal trace | Smoke | Smoke is causally connected with combustion and points to fire. |
Symbolic | Learned convention | Letters of alphabets | The meanings and uses of letters depend on an agreed code. |
Profusion of signs | An organized system containing many signs | Language | Language combines many conventional signs into a structured system. |
CROSS-CHECK AND CONTRAST
Each example is used once, and each pairing follows a different relation: resemblance, causal trace, convention, or an organized sign system.
The sequence (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II) treats smoke as iconic and alphabet letters as indexical, although smoke functions as a causal trace and letters function by convention.
The sequence (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I) assigns alphabet letters to the indexical category and smoke to the symbolic category, reversing causal trace and convention.
The sequence (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III) treats language as iconic, photographs as indexical, and smoke as a profusion of signs, which does not match their governing relations.
RESULT
Therefore, the matching is (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I).