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The art or practice of garden cultivation and management is called

Iconography
Hagiology
Horticulture
Hydropathy

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The use or study of images or symbols in visual arts is called Iconography.

Literature dealing with saints is called Hagiology.

The treatment of illness through the use of water, either internally or through external means such as steam baths is called Hydropathy.

1. The art of making fireworks is called

Chromatics
Cosmogony
Cosmography
Cosmology

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The science of the nature of heavenly bodies is called Cosmogony.

The science that describes and maps the main features of the universe is called Cosmography.

The science of the nature, origin and history of the universe is called Cosmology.

2. The scientific study of teeth is called

Odontology
Ornithology
Orthoepy
Pedagogy

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The scientific study of birds is called Ornithology.

The correct or accepted pronunciation of words is called Orthoepy.

The method and practice of teaching, esp. as an academic subject or theoretical concept is called Pedagogy.

3. Chemistry in ancient times is called

Anatomy
Alchemy
Bibliography
Anthropology

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The science dealing with the structure of animals, plants or human body is called Anatomy.

The study of history of a list of books on a subject is called Bibliography.

The science that deals with the origin, physical and cultural development of mankind is called Anthropology.

4. The therapeutic use of sunlight is called

Gymnastics
Heliotherapy
Geology
Histology

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination is called Gymnastics.

The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it is called Geology.

The study of the microscopic structure of tissues is called Histology.

5. 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.