Question

Choose the most suitable option.
A litter of pups or _____
a) Horses
b) Piglets
c) Mules
d) Donkeys

Answer 1

Hint: Litter refers to a number or amount of young animals or offspring born to an animal at one time.

Complete answer:
 The word litter has been derived from the Latin word- lectus.
A collective noun refers to those nouns that indicate the collection or group of people, things or animals taken as a whole. Example- ‘Crowd of people’ is the collective noun of people, as it used to describe a collection or group of people as a whole.
As given in the question; A litter of pups refer to a number of puppies born to a female dog at a single time. We use litter of pups as a collective noun, as it refers to the collection of things taken as a whole. (In the given case- puppies)
Now, let’s look at the given options:
Horses- We use the collective noun of horses as a herd of horses. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Piglets- We use the collective noun of piglets as a litter or farrow of piglets. Hence, it is the correct option.
Mules- We use the collective noun of mules as a pack or barren of mules. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Donkeys- We use the collective noun of donkeys as a drove or herd of donkeys. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note:
 Horses, mules, and donkeys are all adult animals whereas, piglets refer to the offspring of pigs.