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The study of sound is called

Acoustics
Aeronautics
Aesthetics
Agronomy

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The study of sound is called Acoustics.
The science or art of flight is called Aeronautics.
The philosophy of fine arts Aesthetics.
The science of soil management is called Agronomy.

1. The science of law is called

Iconology
Jurisprudence
Lexicography
Numismatics

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The study of visual imagery and its symbolism and interpretation is called Iconology.

The practice of compiling dictionaries Lexicography

The study or collection of coins, paper currency, and medals is called Numismatics.

2. The study of human population with the help of the records of the number of births and deaths is called

Ecology.
Demography.
Entomology.
Epigraphy.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings, animate and inanimate is called Ecology.

The study of insects is called Entomology.

The study of inscriptions is called Epigraphy.

3. The study and tracing of lines of descent or development is called

Ganealogy
Ergonomy
Eugenics
Genetics

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The study of effect of environment on workers is called Ergonomy.

The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics is called Eugenics.

The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics is called Genetics.

4. The study of animal life is called

Telepathy
Spelelogy
Zoology
Seismology

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses is called Telepathy.

The study of caves is called Spelelogy.

The branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena is called Seismology.

5. The study of rocks is called

Philately
Petrology
Philology
Phonetics

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

he collection and study of postage stamps is called Philately.

The branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages is called Philology.

The study and classification of speech sounds is called Phonetics.