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प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks with correct Meaning and Eponym for the given words.
| Eponym | Meaning | Origin |
| saxophone | ||
| volcano | ||
| Eiffel Tower | ||
| Boycott | ||
| Mount Everest |
उत्तर
| Eponym | Meaning | Origin |
| saxophone | A musical instrument | Adolphe SAX was the inventor of this instrument. so it is called Saxaphone on the name of Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument designer. |
| volcano | Volcano eruption is a natural disaster. some mountains erupt. sulphurgas in the lava form. | Vulcan is a mythological character. He is the son of Jupiter. Vulcan is the god of fire. |
| Eiffel Tower | Eiffel tower is the tower in France. it is an iron tower in Paris. | An engineer named Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel tower. So it was named after the engineer Eiffel. |
| Boycott | 'boycott' means to 'avoid something' | A corrupt revenue official was removed from the government. so the farmers used to say ' avoid, Charles Boycott, the corrupt revenue official. In due course, the meaning of the word ' boycott' became ' avoid'. |
| Mount Everest | Mount Everest is the highest peak in the Himalayas. | George Everest was the first surveyor of India to have the survey in measuring the height of Mount Everest. so, the mount was named after George Everest |
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