 1.

 The Study of Ancient Societies

 a)      History
 b)      Archaeology
 c)      Anthropology
 d)      Etymology
 2. A practice of having more than one husband
 a)      Polygyny
 b)      Polyandry
 c)      Polygamy
 d)      Polytrophy
 3. Things which cannot be read
 a)      Illegible
 b)      Legible
 c)      Negligible
 d)      Corrigible
 4. Incapable of being seen through
 a)      Brittle
 b)      Opaque
 c)      Ductile
 d)      Transparent
 5. The Government wing responsible for making Rule
 a)      Judiciary
 b)      Legislature
 c)      Executive
 d)      Court
 6. A Government by the Nobles
 a)      Democracy
 b)      Bureaucracy
 c)      Aristocracy
 d)      Autocracy
 7. Things which cannot be believed
 a)      Incredible
 b)      Insatiable
 c)      Annoyable
 d)      Vulnerable
 8. One which cannot be seen
 a)      Opaque
 b)      Unseen
 c)      Invisible
 d)      Vulnerable
 9. Person who speak many language
 a)      Bilinguar
 b)      Multilingual
 c)      Linguist
 d)      Grammar
 10. A person who sacrifices his life for a cause
 a)      Soldier
 b)      Revolutionary
 c)      Martyr
 d)      Patriot
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 11. A geometrical figure with eight sides
 a)      Parallelogram
 b)      Pentagon
 c)      Hexagon
 d)      Octagon
 12. An instrument to measure temperature
 a)      Thermometer
 b)      Barometer
 c)      Manometer
 d)      Microscope
 13. Something easily broken
 a)      Fertile
 b)      Futile
 c)      Fragile
 d)      Docile
 14. A place for clothes
 a)      Disrobe
 b)      Wardrobe
 c)      Textile
 d)      Garment
 15. Life history of a person written by that person
 a)      Topography
 b)      Biography
 c)      Autobiography
 d)      Flexography
 16. Fear of confined places
 a)      Claustrophobia
 b)      Packophobia
 c)      Altophobia
 d)      Acrophobia
 17. A nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at
work
 a)      Home
 b)      Crèche
 c)      School
 d)      Fleche
 18. A person employed to drive a private or hired car
 a)      Transporter
 b)      Courier
 c)      Chauffeur
 d)      Owner
 19. A book that contains information on various subjects
 a)      Dictionary
 b)      Novel
 c)      Thesaurus
 d)      Encyclopedia
 20. A place where dead bodies are kept for identification
 a)      Hospital
 b)      Morgue
 c)      Dispensary
 d)      Clinic
 21. A woman whose spouse is dead
 a)      Divorced
 b)      Married
 c)      Widow
 d)      Connoisseur
 22. A person who does not eat meat
 a)      Herbivore
 b)      Vegetarian
 c)      Non-vegetarian
 d)      Carnivore
 23. The act of intentionally killing oneself
 a)      Homicide
 b)      Genocide
 c)      Regicide
 d)      Suicide
 24. A person who travels on foot
 a)      Traveler
 b)      Pilgrim
 c)      Pedestrian
 d)      Jogger
 25. A home for children without parents
 a)      Homage
 b)      Orphanage
 c)      Residence
 d)      Nursery
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 26. Set in wrong time or period
 a)      Antiphonic
 b)      Anachronistic
 c)      Anarchy
 d)      Analogy
 27. An event causing sudden damage or suffering
 a)      Anastrophe
 b)      Apostrophe
 c)      Catastrophe
 d)      Antistrophe
 28. Intimidation by threat
 a)      Coercion
 b)      Collision
 c)      Confusion
 d)      Scion
 29. The art of writing or solving codes
 a)      Polygraph
 b)      Anemograph
 c)      Autograph
 d)      Cryptograph
 30. A place where one lives permanently
 a)      Homicide
 b)      Domicile
 c)      Reconcile
 d)      Docile
 31. A disease which attacks many people in a particular area in one time
 a)      Academic
 b)      Sardonic
 c)      Epidemic
 d)      Phonic
 32. Things which are of the same kind and of the same dimensions.
 a)      Endogenous
 b)      Exogenous
 c)      Heterogeneous
 d)      Homogenous
 33. A speech delivered without any previous preparation
 a)      Dialogue
 b)      Extempore
 c)      Elocution
 d)      Dialect
 34. A great lover of books   
 a)      Biography
 b)      Bibliography
 c)      Bibliophile
 d)      Biblical
 35. One who journeys to a holy place
 a)      Pilgrim
 b)      Begrime
 c)      Megrim
 d)      Grim
 36. A building where animals are killed for meat 
 a)      Abeam
 b)      Abate
 c)      Abacus
 d)      Abattoir
 37. A government run by a dictator
 a)      Democracy
 b)      Autocracy
 c)      Bureaucracy
 d)      Aristocracy
 38. That which cannot be seen through
 a)      Luminous
 b)      Translucent
 c)      Opaque
 d)      Transparent
 39. A large group of insects moving in a mass
 a)      Storm
 b)      Suede
 c)      Swamp
 d)      Swarm
 40. Study of evolution of mankind
 a)      Topology
 b)      Anthropology
 c)      Chronology
 d)      Analogy
 41. Custodian of a museum
 a)      Aerator
 b)      Orator
 c)      Curator
 d)      Corroborator
 42. Sleeping rooms with several beds especially in a college or
institution
 a)      Dormitory
 b)      Monitory
 c)      Citatory
 d)      Fumitory
 43. A person skilled in foreign languages
 a)      Foreigner
 b)      Altruist
 c)      Translator
 d)      Linguist
 44. One who collects stamps
 a)      Biblist
 b)      Philatelist
 c)      Dualist
 d)      Vocalist
 45. One who does not take any alcoholic drink
 a)      Vegetarian
 b)      Forestaller
 c)      Teetotaller
 d)      Saint
 46. Something that can be carried easily
 a)      Relatable
 b)      Cartable
 c)      Potable
 d)      Portable
 47. An instrument to measure temperature
 a)      Thermometer
 b)      Barometer
 c)      Manometer
 d)      Microscope
 48. A geometrical figure with eight sides
 a)      Parallelogram
 b)      Pentagon
 c)      Hexagon
 d)      Octagon
 49. Life history of a person written by that person
 a)      Topography
 b)      Biography
 c)      Autobiography
 d)      Flexography
 50. Fear of confined places
 a)      Claustrophobia
 b)      Packophobia
 c)      Altophobia
 d)      Acrophobia