Match List I (Abbreviation) with List II (Meaning) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I

i.Et al.

ii.Ante.

iii.Cf.

iv.Ibid.

List II

a.In the same place

b.And others

c.Before

d.Compare

Ai-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Bi-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a ✓ Correct

Ci-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

Di-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c

Correct answer: (B) i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a

Explanation

The correct match is Et al. with and others, Ante. with before, Cf. with compare, and Ibid. with in the same place.

Et al. abbreviates the Latin et alia meaning and others, used for multiple authors.

Ante. means before and points to earlier material in a text.

Cf. from confer directs the reader to compare a source or point.

Ibid. from ibidem means in the same place, citing the immediately preceding source.

These scholarly abbreviations standardise citation and cross-reference in academic writing.

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