Question

Replace the following underlined phrase with appropriate collective noun:
Charmed by the tunes of his flute a number of cows gathered around Krishna.

• A. herd of cows
• B. bunch of cows
• C. set of cows
• D. pack of cows

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

herd of cows

The word, 'herd' is a collective noun which is used to refer to a group of cattle, antelopes, elephants, etc. As cattle refers to cows, the phrase given in option A is the correct answer.

The word, 'bunch' is a collective noun which is used to refer to a number of bananas or grapes or a group of pigeons.

The word, 'set' is a collective noun which is used to refer to a group of cutlery, golf clubs or sails.

The word, 'pack' is a collective noun which is used to refer to a group of cards or animals like wolves, dogs, rats, etc.

As the words, 'bunch', 'set' and 'pack' are not used to refer to 'a number of cows', options B, C and D are not the correct answers.