ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1. To examine one’s thoughts and feelings.

a. Meditation b. retrospection c. reflection d. introspection
2. A short, usually amusing, story about some real person or event
a. Anecdote b. antidote c. tale d. allegory
3. Woman who offers the use of her body for sexual intercourse to any one
who will pay for this
a. Voluptuary b. cuckold c. prostitute d. concubine
4. Life history of a person written by another
a. Autobiography b. biography c. bibliography
1 d. memoir
5. Custom of having many wives
a. Monogamy b. bigamy c. polygamy d. matrimony
6. A person who does not believe in any religion
a. Philatelist b. rationalist c. atheist d. pagan
7. Bringing about gentle and painless death from incurable disease
a. Suicide b. euphoria c. gallows d. euthanasia
8. A man of lax moral
a. Ruffian b. licentious c. pirate d. vagabond
9. A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc
a. Cellar b. sty c. pen 2
d. lair
10. To cause troops etc. to spread out in readiness for battle
a. Align b. collocate c. deploy d. disperse
11. One who forcibly seizes control of a bus or an aircraft
a. Pirate b. swindler c. hijacker d. pilferer
12. The act of killing one’s wife
a. Genocide b. uxoricide c. canicide d. avicide
13. Music sung or played at night below a person’s window
a. Serenade b. sonnet c. lyric d. primo
14. A government by the nobles
a. Democracy b. bureaucracy c. autocracy d. 3aristocracy
15. Anything written in a letter after it is signed
a. Posterity b. postdiction c. postscript d. corrigendum
16. Strong and settled dislike between two persons
a. Apathy b. hatred c. antipathy d. animosity
17. A person who has no money to pay of his debts
a. Debtor b. pauper c. beggar d. insolvent
18. An entertainer who performs difficult physical actions
a. Clown b. gymnast c. magician d. acrobat
19. A small house with all rooms on one floor
a. Bungalow b. cottage c. flat 4
d. castle
20. A song embodying religious and sacred emotions
a. Lyric b. ode c. hymn d. ballad
21. The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence
a. Imperialism b. capitalism c. internationalism d. communism
22. Government by a single person
a. Monarchy b. autocracy c. plutocracy d. aristocracy
23. Practice of a married woman having extra marital relationship
a. Polygamy b. puberty c. lechery d. adultery
24. A workman who fits and repairs pipes
a. Mechanic b. blacksmith c. plumber 5
d. technocrat
25. Part of a church in which bells hang
a. Minaret b. chapel c. belfry d. spire
26. Mania for Talking
a. Logomania b. pyromania c. biblomania d. kleptomania
27. The custom of having more than one husband at the same time
a. Polygamy b. polyandry c. debauchery d. bigamy
28. An extremely deep crack or opening in the ground
a. Chasm b. aperture c. ditch d. pit
29. The study of ancient societies
a. History b. anthropology c. ethnology d. 6archaeology
30. The foolish belief that one is God
a. Blasphemy b. theocracy c. paranoia d. theomania
31. List of heading of the business to be transacted at a meeting
a. Schedule b. agenda c. proceeding d. excerpts
32. A process involving too much official formality
a. Nepotism b. diplomacy c. red-tapism d. bureaucracy
33. Person who brings an action at law
a. Plaintiff b. litigant c. deponent d. defendant
34. The short remaining end of a cigarette
a. Stump b. stub c. rag d. scrap
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35. The place where public, government or historical records are kept
a. Coffer b. pantry c. scullery d. archives
36. A post without remuneration
a. Voluntary b. sinecure c. honorary d. involuntary
37. Large scale departure of people
a. Migration b. emigration c. immigration d. exodus
38. Lottery in which an article is assigned by lot to one of those buying
tickets
a. Auction b. raffle c. audit d. transit

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39. To send an unwanted person out of the country
a. Exclude b. ostracise c. deport d. expatriate
40. Voluntarily giving up throne by king in favour of his son
a. Abdication b. resurrection c. accession d. renunciation
41. Child bereaved of one or both the parents
a. Desolate b. destitute c. legacy d. property
42. Gift left by will
a. Alimony b. parsimony c. legacy d. property
43. A government run by a dictator
a. Democracy b. autocracy c. oligarchy 9
d. theocracy
44. One who always runs away from danger
a. Escapist b. timid c. coward d. shirker
45. A poem written on the death of someone loved and lost
a. Ode b. epic c. sonnet d. elegy
46. One who despises persons of lower social position
a. Prim b. snob c. prig d. aristocrat
47. Gradual recovery from illness
a. Hysteria b. amnesia c. superannuation d. convalescence

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48. One who is determined to exact full vengeance for wrongs done to him.
a. Vindicator b. usurer c. vindictive d. virulent
49. A person who believes that pleasure is the chief good
a. Stoic b. hedonist c. epicure d. sensual
50. Commencement of words with the same letter
a. Rhyme b. alliteration c. pun d. oxymoron
51. An office or post with no work but high pay
a. Honorary b. sinecure c. gratis d. ex-officio

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52. One who is well-versed in any subject; a critical judge of any art,
particularly fine arts
a. Veteran b. philistine c. dilettante d. connoisseur
53. Person who is indifferent to both pleasure and pain
a. Saint b. ascetic c. stoic d. hermit
54. A person who is against the standards of ordinary society especially in
dressing
a. Joker b. hippy c. scapegoat d. butt
55. Murder of a brother
a. Patricide b. regicide c. homicide d. fratricide
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56. Mania for stealing articles
a. Logomania b. nymphomania c. kleptomania d. hypomania
57. Mental weariness for want of occupation
a. Fatigue b. ennui c. languor d. debility
58. One who loves all and sundry
a. Optimist b. humanist c. altruist d. philanthropist
59. Mania for travel
a. Dromomania b. pyromania c. bibliomania d. logomania
60. A person living permanently in a certain place
a. Native b. resident c. domicile 13
d. subject
61. Paying back injury with injury
a. Vendetta b. repression c. subjugation d. reprisal
62. Acutely affected by external impressions
a. Ingenious b. impressionable c. credulous d. sensitive
63. To slap with a flat object
a. Hew b. swat c. chop d. gnaw
64. An assembly of hearers
a. Audience b. crowd c. congregation d. assemblage
65. As associate in an office of institution
a. Companion b. ally c. colleague 14
d. accomplice
66. One who is unrelenting and cannot be moved by entreaties
a. Inexorable b. infallible c. Impregnable d. inexplicable
67. Regard for others as a principle of action
a. Cynicism b. nepotism c. philanthropy d. altruism
68. Person who claims to have great love for and understanding of what is
beautiful in nature, art etc.
a. Critic b. aesthete c. connoisseur d. artist
69. A disease which spreads by contact
a. Infectious b. contagious c. contiguous d. contextual

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70. An animal story with a moral
a. Fable b. tale c. anecdote d. parable
71. To change shape, nature or substance of
a. Modulate b. substitute c. remodel d. transmute
72. Person who believes that God is every thing and everything is God
a. Agnostic b. theist c. pantheist d. pantechnicon
73. Person who pilots or travels in a balloon, airship or other aircraft
a. Aeronaut b. astronaut c. aerobat d. acrobat
74. witty, clever retort
a. Sarcasm b. repartee c. platitude 16
d. invective
75. Word different in meaning but similar in sound
a. Homonym b. synonym c. acronym d. antonym
76. Simplest and smallest form of plant life, present in air, water and soil;
essential to life but may cause disease
a. Virus b. amoeba c. bacteria d. toxin
77. A girl or woman who flirts, that is, tries to attract people and make
advances in love simply to satisfy her vanity
a. Prostitute b. coquette c. spinster d. concubine
78. A person who regards the whole world as his country
a. Patriot b. nationalist c. cosmopolitan d. metropolitan
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79. Relationship by blood or birth
a. Parentage b. affiliation c. consanguinity d. nepotism
80. A story in which ideas are symbolised as people
a. Allegory b. fable c. legend d. parable
81. The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed
a. Affidavit b. agreement c. armistice d. amnesty
82. A person who makes love without serious intentions
a. Consort b. philanderer c. romeo d. goon
83. Opposed to great or sudden change
a. Static b. revolutionary c. conservative 18
d. evolutionary
84. Having no beginning or end to its existence
a. Eternal b. obscure c. universal d. immeasurable
85. The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes
a. Horticulture b. bonsai c. universal d. immeasurable
86. Walking in sleep
a. Somniloquism b. somnambulism c. obsession d. hallucination
87. One who cannot die
a. Stable b. immortal c. perpetual d. perennial
88. A formal written charge against a person for some crime or offence
a. Accusation b. indictment c. allegation 19
d. acrimony
89. Language difficult to understand because of bad form
a. Rhetoric b. jargon c. pedantic d. verbatim
90. Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted
a. Unbelief b. superstition c. non conformity d. heresy
91. A person obsessed with exclusively one idea or subject
a. Crazy b. kleptomaniac c. monomaniac d. nymphomaniac
92. A child of unusual or remarkable talent
a. Scholar b. diligent c. freak d. prodigy
93. A disease which ends in death
a. Contagious b. lethal c. fatal 20
d. deadly
94. A person who kills somebody especially for political reasons
a. Criminal b. murderer c. assassin d. hangman
95. One who loves mankind
a. Anthropologist b. philanthropist c. seismologist d. optometrist
96. A small piece of potato
a. Chunk b. chip c. scrap d. bit
97. A child who stays away from school without any good reason
a. Vagabond b. delinquent c. schizophrenic d. truant
98. A common place remark
a. Dialogue b. platitude c. epigram 21
d. statement
99. Line at which the earth or sea and sky seem to meet
a. Horizon b. zenith c. fringe d. plinth
100. A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others
a. Democrat b. bureaucrat c. autocrat d. fanatic
101. Study of mankind
a. Pathology b. physiology c. philology d. anthropology
102. Intentional destruction of racial groups
a. Homicide b. genocide c. fratricide d. regicide
103. One who is interested in the welfare of women
a. Feminine b. feminist c. effeminate d. 22
flamboyant
104. Study of statistics of births, deaths, diseases to show the state of
community
a. Geography b. anthropology c. topography d. demography
105. Through which light cannot pass
a. Dull b. dark c. obscure d. opaque
106. A sudden rush of wind
a. Gale b. typhoon c. gust d. storm
107. One who take delight in excessive cruelty
a. Anarchist b. sophist c. sadist d. nihilist

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108. An unexpected stroke of good luck
a. Fortune b. windfall c. boon d. breakthrough
109. A person who helps you break the law
a. Spy b. collaborator c. ally d. accomplice
110. Not conforming to ordinary rules of behaviour
a. Lunatic b. absurd c. eccentric d. maniacal
111. Stealing from the writings of others.
a. Copying b. reframing c. reproducing d. plagiarism
112. Short descriptive poem of picturesque scene or incident
a. Malady b. sonnet c. idyll d. 24
charade
113. A man who starves body for the good of soul
a. Monk b. ascetic c. saint d. spiritualist
114. A person who is reserved in talks
a. Reticent b. silent c. mendicant d. garrulous
115. A short stay at a place
a. Halt b. interlude c. intermission d. sojourn
116. A raised place on which offerings to a god are made
a. Mound b. chapel c. altar d. archives
117. To talk much without coming to the point
a. Verbosity b. garrulousness c. loquacity 25
d. circumlocution
128. A person with full discretionary powers to act on behalf of a country
a. Ambassador b. emissary c. plenipotentiary d. envoy
129. Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or stones
a. Oleograph b. mosaic c. tracery d. relief
130. To deprive a thing of its holy character
a. Sacrilege b. blasphemy c. consecrate d. desecrate
131. A man with prejudiced views against religion
a. Orthodox b. bigot c. fanatic d. profane
132. The school or college in which one has been educated
a. Matinee b. alumni c. Alma mater 26 d. calvin
118. Constant effort to achieve something
a. Perseverance b. attempt c. enthusiasm d. vigour
119. A place where a wild animal lives
a. Forest b. stable c. lair d. sanctuary
120. A person who looks on the bright side of things
a. Sycophant b. optimist c. cynic d. pessimist
121. One who lends money at high rate of interest
a. Solvent b. uxorious c. usurer d. shylock
122. One who cuts precious stones
a. Philatelist b. drover c. lapidist 27
d. oculist
123. Government by the Gods
a. Plutocracy b. theocracy c. thearchy d. pantisocracy
124. A person not sure of the existence of God
a. Theist b. atheist c. agnostic d. cynic
125. One who compiles dictionary
a. Calligrapher b. editor c. lexicographer d. compiler
126. Which can be easily believed
a. Credulous b. creditable c. trustworthy d. credible
127. Woman trained to help other women in child birth
a. Virgin b. midwife c. matron 28
d. nurse
133. One who deserts his religion
a. Deserter b. turn-coat c. fanatic d. apostate
134. Medicine which lessens pain
a. Balm b. Panacea c. Anodyne d. Antibiotic
135. A woman whose husband is died
a. Virgin b. spinster c. wedlock d. widow
136. To take one to task
a. Disgrace b. handle c. entreat d. rebuke
137. One who uses fear as a weapon of power.
a. Terrorist b. militant c. extremist 29
d. anarchist
138. A small piece of wood
a. Splinter b. crumb c. scrap d. chip
139. Mania for setting fires
a. Pyromania b. kleptomania c. logomania d. nymphomania
140. A pioneer of a reform movement
a. Renegade b. apostle c. apotheosis d. apothecary
141. Wicked to a high degree
a. Cruel b. hateful c. heinous d. abominable
142. The original inhabitants of a country
a. Aborigines b. citizens c. natives 30
d. primitive
143. Dungeon entered by trapdoor
a. Cellar b. ditch c. vault d. oubliette
144. One desirous of getting money
a. Avaricious b. voracious c. garrulous d. greedy
145. Place where birds are kept
a. Zoo b. apiary c. armoury d. aviary
146. A person with a beautiful and elegant handwriting
a. Calligrapher b. collier c. choreographer d. cartographer
147. A person who is always dissatisfied
a. Heretic b. felon c. malcontent 31
d. surrogate
148. Loss of power to move in any or every part of the body
a. Rheumatism b. paralysis c. eczema d. leprosy
149. One who does not care of literature or art
a. Barbarian b. philistine c. illiterate d. primitive
150. A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself
a. Triplet b. triumvir c. trilogy d. trivet

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151. Fear of high places :
A Aerophobia B Claustrophobia
C Agoraphobia D Acrophobia
152. Fear of air :
A. Anemophobia B. Aerophobia C. Altophobia D .Bathophobia
153. Fear of pain :
A Androphobia B Algophobia C Catrophobia D Cacophobia
154. Fear of altitude :
A Altophobia B hydrophobia C Claustrophobia D
Agoraphobia

155. Fear of getting fat makes young girls stop eating resulting in
harmful effect :
A. Gynaephobia B. Anorexia C. Androphobia D. Cellophobia
156. Fear of depths :
A. Altophobia B Acrophobia
C Bathophobia D Aerophobia
157 Fear of males :
A Androphobia
B Catrophobia
C Geraphobia
D Gynaephobia
158. Fear of public/place open :
A Altophobia
B Claustrophobia
C Acrophobia
D Agoraphobia
159. Fear of dogs :
A Algophobia B Entomophobia
C Cynophobia D Demonomania
160. Fear of time :
A Ergophobia
B Genophobia
C Chronophobia
D geraphobia
161. Fear of books :
A Bibliophobia
B Chronophobia
C Cacophobia
D Catrophobia
162. Extreme fear about beauty :
A Anorexia
B Androphobia
C Cellophobia
D Gynaephobia
163. Fear of doctors :
A Algophobia
B Cacophobia
C Androphobia
D catrophobia
164. Fear of ugliness :
A Algophobia
B Cacophobia
C Catrophobia
D Androphobia
165. Fear of insects :
A Cynophobia
B Cacophobia
C Haemetophobia
D Entomophobia
166. Delusion of being under evil spirits :
A Cacophobia
B Algophobia
C Demonomania
D Phasmophobia
169. Fear of being confined to small place :
A Claustrophobia
B geraphobia
C Acrophobia
D Aerophobia
167. Morbid compulsion to drink :
A Dipsophobia
B Dipsomania
C Hydrophobia
D Anorexia
168. Fear of thirst :
A Dipsomania
B Hydrophobia
C Haemetophobia
D Dipsophobia
170. Fear of knowledge :
A Biblophobia
B Ergophobia
C Gnosiophobia
D Graphophobia
171. Fear of old age :
A Demonomania
B Androphobia
C Lipophobia
D Geraphobia
172. Fear of child birth :
A Chronophobia
B Genophobia
C Maieusiophobia
D Thanatophobia
173. Fear of marriage :
A Gamophobia
B Gynophobia
C Anorexia
D Cellophobia
174. Fear of work :
A Chronophobia
B Logophobia
C Ergophobia
D Peniaphobia
175. Strange in appearance
(a) bizarre (b) rustic (c) geriatric (d) decrepit
176. The study of election.
(a) archeology (b) philately (c) philanthropy (d) psephology
177. Enigmatic person
(a) unique (b) unstable (c) stable (d) unknowable
178. A group of islands
(a) islet (b) archipelago (c) reef (d) atoll
179. Sudden involuntary muscular contraction.
(a) sprain (b) spasm (c) spam (d) span
180. To renounce one’s throne
(a) abdicate (b) arrogate (c) abstain (d) abrogate
181. Make something less severe.
(a) aggravation (b) mediation (c) palliation (d) reduction
182. Lively or high-spirited
(a) depression (b) grave (c) vivacious (d) discouraged
183. One who does or studies without seriousness.
(a) dilettante (b) diligent (c) deliberate (d) distracted
184. Not clear
(a) stupidity (b) obscure (c) clarity (d) intensity
185. A person who helps another to commit a crime
(a) colleague (b) accomplice (c) assistant (d) supporter
186. A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for
a period of time, usually is return for rent
(a) assurance (b) deal (c) lease (d) bond
187. The act of killing one’s own brother
(a) homicide (b) suicide (c) patricide (d) fratricide
188. Rules governing socially acceptable behaviour
(a) politeness (b) formality (c) behavior (d) etiquette
189. A person who is easily deceived or tricked
(a) tangible (b) trouble (c) trickster (d) gullible
190 A place where birds are kept
(a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) sanctuary (d) apiary
191. A gathering at a religious place
(a) congregation (b) spectators (c) mob (d) audience
192. Art of working with metals
(a) meteorite (b) metaphysics (c) metallurgy (d) metalloid
193. One who compiles a dictionary
(a) lexicographer (b) cartographer (c) bibliographer (d) lapidist
194. A person who worships only one God
(a) polytheist (b) monotheist (c) philogynist (d) theist
195. Causing annoyance or resentment
(a) Congenial (b) Galling (c) Amiable (d) Mellow
196. Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
(a) Profligate (b) Churlish (c) Harpy (d) Hoarder
197. Wrap or cover for warmth
(a) Encourage (b) Muffle (c) Divulge (d) Expose
198. Keen interest or enthusiasm
(a) Lassitude (b) Lethargy (c) Avidity (d) Soporific
199. Criticize unfairly
(a) Complimentary (b) Obeisance
(c) Denigrate (d) Accolade
200. The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or
beneficial way
(a) Debacle (b) Affliction (c) Infelicity (d) Serendipity
201. A system of religious belief; a faith
(a) Nihilism (b) Heresy (c) Impiety (d) Creed
202. A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion
(a) Oration (b) Reticent (c) Bashful (d) Taciturn
203. Regard with great respect
(a) Insolence (b) Venerate (c) Flippancy (d) Coarseness
204. Kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so that they
suffocate
(a) Bulwark (b) Foster (c) Sentinel (d) Smother
205. That which cannot be heard.
a. invisible b. inaudible c. hidden d. slight
206. Incapable of being corrected.
a. inviolable b. incredible c. incorrigible d. impossible
207. One who does not tire easily.
a. indelible b. indefatigable c. inflatable d. indestructible
208. Incapable of being read
a. vague b. eligible c. unseen d. illegible
209. Too unimportant to consider
a. diminutive b. trivial c. nothing d. noticeable
210. That which can be drawn into a thin wire.
a. brittle b. ductile c. flexible d. smooth
211. Impossible to satisfy
a. contented b. satisfiable c. satisfactory d. insatiable
212. Liable to break easily
a. bent b. brittle c. thin d. soft
213. An instrument for measuring the atmospheric pressure
a. thermometer b. altometer c. barometer d. ammeter
214. The part of a country’s government responsible for its legal system.’
a. judiciary b. legislature c. police d. executive
215. One who sells articles at public sales
(a) Auctioneer (b) Tolerance
(c) Stoicism (d) Reticence
216. An act of misappropriation of money
(a) debasement (b) misconduct
(c) corruption (d) embezzlement
217. The first public performance of a musical or
theatrical work or the first showing of a film
(a) premiere (b) preview
(c) opener (d) Debut
218. Rules governing socially acceptable
behaviour.
(a) behaviour (b) etiquette
(c) formality (d) politeness
219. A person who is easily deceived or tricked.
(a) Gullible (b) tangible
(c) trouble (d) trickster
220. Submission to all that happens as
inevitable.
(a) fatalism (b) Superstition
(c) pragmatism (d) Pessimism
221. A legal agreement that allows someone to
use a building or land for a period of time,
usually for rent.
(a) assurance (b) deal
(c) bond (d) lease
222. A person who worships only one God.
(a) Philogymist (b) theist
(c) Monotheist (d) Polytheist
223. Animals living in water
(a) mammals (b) aquatic
(c) amphibian (d) gregarious
224.Someone not fit to be chosen
(a) illegible (b) non-eligible
(c) uneligible (d) ineligible
225. One who deals in furs.
(a) tanner (b) furrier
(c) lapidist (d) drover
226. With no particular order or plan.
(a) hazard (b) hazardous
(c) hopeless (d) haphazard
227. The point at which something is complete
or finalized
(a) consummation (b) final
(c) uncomplete (d) end
228. Occurring, operating, or done at the same
time
(a) simultaneous (b) right
(c) timebound (d) temporary
229. The complete control of trade in particular
goods or type of goods
(a) monopoly (b) sharing
(c) scattering (d) distribution
230. Using or expressed in more words than are
needed.
(a) verbose (b) concise
(c) succinct (d) lengthy
231. A woman whose husband is died and who
has not married again
(a) celibate (b) bachelor
(c) single (d) widow
232. A man whose wife is died and who has not
married again
(a) widower (b) celibate
(c) widow (d) married
233. Impossible to understand
(a) comprehensible (b) unintelligible
(c) exonerate (d) intelligible
234. Change ordinary metals into gold
(a) alchemy (b) auctioneer
(c) agent (d) master
235. A person or thing that has the same name
as another.
(a) namesake (b) stroll
(c) metaphor (d) emblem
236. A place in a large institution for the care of
those who are ill
(a)house (b) university
(c) college (d) infirmary
237. A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling
rapidly down a mountainside
(a) flux (b) waterfall
(c) avalanche (d) flood
238. A person whose trade is cutting up and
selling meat in a shop
(a) butcher (b) assassin
(c) murderer (d) moaner
239. Linked together
(a)connect (b) concatenate
(c) joint (d) assemble
240. Exclusive right to publish a book
(a) copyright (b) dominate
(c) control (d) exonerate
241. Gradual increase in force - volume -
loudness.
(a) elevation (b) crescendo
(c) pinnacle (d) surge
242. A broad channel formed by joining of the
sea and river water
(a) hinterland (b) connect
(c) estuary (d) dyke
243. Used or suitable for growing crops
(a) useful (b) furrow
(c) suitable (d) arable
244. An area where wild birds or animals
protected and encouraged to breed
(a) sanctuary (b) asylum
(c) shrine (d) temple
245. Dealing with injuries and diseases of the
bones or muscles
(a) orthopaedics (b) orthodox
(c) phonology (d) etymology
246. A group of people assembled for religious
worship
(a) congregation (b) throng
(c) collection (d) mob
247. A person who destroys property by fire
(a) criminal (b) maverick
(c) pacifist (d) arsonist
248. Conferred as an honor
(a) sinecure (b) honorary
(c) reward (d) vulnerable
249. Willing to consider or accept new
suggestions and ideas
(a) deny (b) receptive
(c) comprehensive (d) useful
250. An area where wild birds or animals
protected and encouraged to breed
(a) sanctuary (b) asylum
(c) temple (d) shrine
251. One who walks in sleep:
(a) dreamer (b) somnambulist
(c) noematic (d) ignorant
252. A speech made without preparation:
(a) prepared (b) debate
(c) extempore (d) elocution
253. Prohibited by law or treaty from being
imported on exported:
(a) contraband (b) smuggled
(c) counterfeit (d) forged
254. Intentional destruction of racial groups:
(a) regicide (b) genocide
(c) homicide (d) fratricide
255. A person in vehicle or on horseback
escorting another vehicle:
(a) navigator (b) escort
(c) outrider (d) security
256. Not allowing the passage of light:
(a) oblique (b) opaque
(c) optique (d) opulent
257. Science regarding principles of
classification:
(a) taxidermy (b) taxonomy
(c) toxicology (d) classicology
258. A person who can make himself/herself at
home in any country:
(a) cosmetician (b) cosmopolitan
(c) cosmocrat (d) cosmesis
259. Science of heredity:
(a) hereditary (b) genetics
(c) genesis (d) inheritance
260. Arrangement in order of occurrence:
(a) timely (b) chronological
(c) chronic (d) temporal
261. Occurring at night:
(a) nightly (b) dark
(c) nocturnal (d) neurotic
262. Determine the nature of the disease:
(a) investigate (b) determine
(c) diagnose (d) detect
263. A guide-post pointing out the way for a place:
(a) lastpost (b) finger-post
(c) lamp-post (d) checkpost
264. Belief that god is in everything and that
everything is god:
(a) atheism (b) pantheism
(c) scepticism (d) animism
265. A picture of a person or a thing drawn in
such a highly exaggerated manner as to cause
laughter
(a) cartoon (b) cacography
(c) cartography (d) caricature
266. The state of being miserable bereft of all
possessions:
(a) dependent (b) complacent
(c) destitute (d) omnipresent
267. That which cannot be called back:
(a) irresponsible (b) irrevocable
(c) irredeemable (d) incalculable
268. An abandoned child of unknown parents
who is found by somebody:
(a) foundling (b) siblings
(c) urchin (d) orphan
269. Parts of a country behind the coast or a
river bank:
(a) swamps (b) marshes
(c) hinterland (d) isthmuses
270. A written statement about someone’s
character, usually provided by an employer:
(a) testimonial (b) memorandum
(c) certificate (d) licence
271. One who makes an official examination of
accounts:
(a) auditor (b) accountant
(c) clerk (d) official
272. A list of passengers and luggage:
(a) waybill (b) wagon
(c) wire puller (d) whist
273. A person who makes love without serious
intention:
(a) consort (b) philanderer
(c) romeo (d) goon
274. Avoiding wastage:
(a) economic (b) economical
(c) minimal (d) optimational
275. Sole right to make and sell some invention:
(a) franchise (b) authorize
(c) dealership (d) patent
276. The scientific study of living organisms:
(a) biochemistry (b) organic chemistry
(c) zoology (d) biology
277. One who lives for more than a hundred
years:
(a) saint (b) mereorologist
(c) demagogue (d) centenarian
278. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain:
(a) stoic (b) anarchist
(c) mystic (d) hysteric
279. Person who files a suit
(a) suitor (b) plaintiff
(c) accuser (d) charger
280. Take great pleasure
(a) satisfied (b) uphold
(c) overhaul (d) revel
281. The practise of having many wives
(a) calligraphy (b) polygamy
(c) polyandry (d) bigamy
282. A person who abstains completely from
alcoholic drink
(a) derelict (b) subjunctive
(c) incriminatory (d) teetotaller
283. A strong dislike:
(a) entreaty (b) animosity
(c) malice (d) reciprocity
284. The Mahabharata is a long poem based on
a noble theme
(a) story (b) narration
(c) epic (d) summary
285. A frog lives both on land as well as in water
(a) amphibian (b) aquatic
(c) ambidextrous (d) animate
286. One who possesses many talents:
(a) versatile (b) exceptional
(c) gifted (d) talented
287. A very accurate form of clock:
(a) voltmeter (b) chronometer
(c) galvanometer (d) calorimeter
288. A place where money is coined:
(a) lit (b) archive
(c) press (d) mint
289. A series of lectures or lessons:
(a) course (b) syllabus
(c) catalogue (d) panel
290. A false name adopted by an author for
writing:
(a) nickname (b) pseudonym
(c) nomenclature (d) title
291. That which has a double meaning:
(a) doubtless (b) uncertain
(c) controversial (d) ambiguous
292. Incapable of making errors:
(a) infallible (b) incorrigible
(c) impervious (d) inexplicable
293. Governed by a sense of duty:
(a) conscious (b) sensible
(c) intelligent (d) conscientious
294. The depository where state records and
documents are preserved:
(a) museum (b) library
(c) emporium (d) archive
295. That which is no longer fashionable or in
use:
(a) unused (b) ancient
(c) obsolete (d) old
296. Murder of a king:
(a) homicide (b) fratricide
(c) regicide (d) parricide
297. A place where birds are kept:
(a) aviary (b) house
(c) aquarium (d) apiary
298. Expressions no longer in current use:
(a) artistic (b) archaic
(c) ancient (d) modern
299. A talk between two persons:
(a) prologue (b) monologue
(c) dialogue (d) speech
300. A person who can not be corrected:
(a) illegible (b) impossible
(c) incorrigible (d) invulnerable
301. Enter a country as an enemy:
(a) defeat (b) spy
(c) invade (d) overcome
302. Plants of a region:
(a) fauna (b) flora
(c) nursery (d) forest
303. A person who devotes his/her life for the
welfare of other:
(a) martyr (b) altruist
(c) hermit (d) volunteer
304. A person who attends to the diseases of the
eye is an:
(a) optician (b) oculist
(c) optimist (d) obstetrician
305. Written law of a legislative body:
(a) statue (b) statute
(c) stature (d) static
306. A person who shows off his learning:
(a) researcher (b) pedant
(c) educationist (d) exhibitor
307. The study of worms and insects:
(a) paleontology (b) taxidermy
(c) entomology (d) ornithology
308. One who lends money at a very high
interest:
(a) banker (b) usurer
(c) imposter (d) former
309. Incapable of being approached:
(a) inaccessible (b) inadmissible
(c) irresistible (d) illegal
310. One who takes care of a building:
(a) janitor (b) manager
(c) warden (d) beadle
311. One who looks at the bright side of things:
(a) pessimist (b) pacifist
(c) optimist (d) humanist
312. A list of dishes:
(a) cuisine (b) dessert
(c) buffet (d) menu
313. One who believes in fate:
(a) believer (b) fatalist
(c) agnostic (d) sceptic
314. Smugy self-satisfied:
(a) responsive (b) complacent
(c) jovial (d) witty
315. A person who makes a scientific study of
birds:
(a) Ornithologist (b) orthodontist
(c) anesthetist (d) astrophysicist
316. Having to do with artistic beauty:
(a) aesthetic (b) excellence
(c) artful (d) creative
317. A person who live by himself:
(a) bachelor (b) recluse
(c) spinster (d) priest
318. Impossible to describe
(a) miraculous (b) ineffable
(c) stupendous (d) appalling
319. One who criticizes popular beliefs which he
thinks is mistaken or unwise:
(a) philistine (b) iconoclast
(c) imposter (d) cannibal
320. Detaining and confining someone:
(a) Interruption (b) interrogation
(c) interment (d) internment
321. An underhand device resorted to in order to
justify misconduct:
(a) subterfuge (b) manoeuvre
(c) stratagem (d) complicity
322. Science of the races of mankind:
(a) genealogy (b) Epistemology
(c) ethnology (d) sociology
323. A person who loves wealth and spends as
little money as possible:
(a) curmudgeon (b) money-grabber
(c) scrimp (d) miser
324. State of anxiety or dismay causing mental
confusion:
(a) constriction (b) consternation
(c) concentration (d) contraction
325. A person who is fluent in two languages:
(a) versatile (b) expert
(c) bilingual (d) knowledgeable
326. One who eats human flesh:
(a) Maneater (b) cannibal
(c) beast (d) savage
327. The quality of being politely firm and
demanding:
(a) assertive (b) bossy
(c) aggressive (d) lardy
328. One who finds it easy to produce new and
original ideas and things:
(a) hospitable (b) bright
(c) impulsive (d) creative
329. Done with good judgement
(a) enviable (b) judicial
(c) eminent (d) judicious
330. Impossible to decipher ,make out or read:
(a) illegible (b) ambiguous
(c) eligible (d) intelligible
331. Careful not to harm or inconvenience others:
(a) obstinate (b) rash
(c) humble (d) considerate
332. The place where public, government or
historical records are kept:
(a) coffer (b) pantry
(c) archives (d) scullery
333. Theft of another person’s writings or ideas
and passing them off as one’s own:
(a) plagiarism (b) burglary
(c) piracy (d) pilferage
334. The study of insects:
(a) anthropology (b) zoology
(c) etymology (d) entomology
335. List of issues to be discussed at a meeting:
(a) schedule (b) agenda
(c) time-table (d) plan
336. Speed of an object in one direction:
(a) pace (b) tempo
(c) velodrome (d) velocity
337. A word or practice that has gone out of use:
(a) absolute (b) outdated
(c) old-fashioned (d) obsolete
338. Favouritism granted in politics or business
to relatives:
(a) nepotism (b) hedonism
(c) redtapism (d) monotheism
339. A person who collects coins:
(a) numismatist (b) philatelist
(c) coin collector (d) ornithologist
340. A supplement to a will:
(a) adjunct (b) effusion
(c) codicil (d) furlough
341. Estimation of a thing’s worth:
(a) goodness (b) appraisal
(c) beliefs (d) pay
342. To free completely from blame:
(a) clear (b) exonerate
(c) release (d) let go
343. A person who works for an employer for a
fixed period of time in order to learn the
particular skill needed in their job:
(a) worker (b) employee
(c) apprentice (d) laborer
344. Soldiers who fight on horseback:
(a) infantry (b) artillery
(c) cavalry (d) armoured
345. One who speaks for other:
(a) spokesman (b) leader
(c) supporter (d) naming
346. A man who doesn’t know how to read or
write:
(a) uneducated (b) illiterate
(c) ignorant (d) oblivious
347. Rebellion against lawful authority:
(a) mutiny (b) coup
(c) revolution (d) dissidence
348. To run away with a lover
(a) deceive (b) cheat
(c) escape (d) elope
349. One who does something not
professionally but for pleasure:
(a) entrepreneur (b) amateur
(c) libertine (d) novice
350. Wild and noisy disorder
(a) revolution (b) pandemonium
(c) stir (d) agitation
351. A person who is solely motivated by money or
personal gain:
(a) charlatan (b) mercenary
(c) merchant (d) money-lender
352. Something that is beyond the power of nature:
(a) supernatural (b) magical
(c) preternatural (d) unnatural
353. Description of a disagreeable thing by an
agreeable name:
(a) eulogy (b) epithet
(c) epigram (d) euphemism
354. Walk in a proud and confident way:
(a) lope (b) swagger
(c) sprint (d) canter
355. The part of a stage in front of the curtain;
(a) podium (b) proscenium
(c) amphitheatre (d) arena
356. A policy that segregates people on the
basis of race:
(a) chauvinism (b) theism
(c) apartheid (d) partisan
357. Something which lasts forever:
(a) Eternal (b) youthful
(c) mortal (d) infallible
358. The schedule of travel:
(a) itinerary (b) time-table
(c) travelbook (d) guidebook
359. Poem in short stanzas narrating a popular
story:
(a) ballet (b) epic
(c) ballad (d) sonnet
360. Design made by putting together coloured
pieces of glass or stones:
(a) tracery (b) mosaic
(c) relief (d) oleograph
361. A shopkeeper who sells fresh and green
vegetables:
(a) shopkeeper (b) vendor
(c) greengrocer (d) butcher
362. That which can be easily consumed by fire:
(a) inexhaustible (b) incombustible
(c) invincible (d) inflammable
363. A place of shelter for ships:
(a) port (b) harbour
(c) barrack (d) helipad
364. An expert in the scientific study of birds:
(a) astrologer (b) keeper
(c) zoologist (d) ornithologist
365. One who believes that events are decided
by fate:
(a) numerologist (b) fatalist
(c) egoist (d) atheist
366. Like an ape or a monkey:
(a) Arboreal (b) feline
(c) Avian (d) simian
367. Having a common centre:
(a) concentric (b) circular
(c) eccentric (d) chronic
368. A place where foodgrains are stored:
(a) granary (b) museum
(c) aviary (d) grocery
369. A place where dead bodies are buried :
(a) museum (b) cemetery
(c) crematory (d) park
370. Medicine given to counteract poison:
a) antibiotic (b) antiseptic
(c) antidote (d) antifungal
371. One who hates marriage:
(a) misanthrope (b) misogamist
(c) misogynist (d) polygamist
372. Thawing snow:
(a) sludge (b) slush
(c) slosh (d) slash
373. One who specializes in the mathematics of
insurance
(a) A statistician (b) an actuary
(c) an agent (d) an insurant
374. Violation of the sanctity of the church:
(a) infringement (b) irreverence
(c) sacrilege (d) transgression
375. Of one mind or opinion:
(a) voluntary (b) referendum
(c) homogenous (d) unanimous
376. Notice of death, especially in a newspaper:
(a) condolence (b) obituary
(c) obesity (d) funeral
377. Persons working together in the same
institute:
(a) colleagues (b) staff
(c) contemporary (d) brethren
378. One who does not believe in god:
(a) polytheist (b) atheist
(c) theist (d) monotheist
379. There was a peaceful settlement of the
matter between the two parties:
(a) friendship (b) solidarity
(c) compromise (d) understanding
380. O. Henry is the pen name used by William
Sydney Porter:
(a) synonym (b) antonym
(c) acronym (d) pseudonym
381. A person who collects postage stamps:
(a) philologist (b) phonologist
(c) philatelist (d) phrenologist
382. A person who has had one or more limbs
cut off:
(a) amputee (b) truncation
(c) dissemination (d) curtailment
383. A building for housing curios:
(a) asylum (b) museum
(c) auditorium (d) sanatorium
384. A person who knows or can speak many
languages:
(a) bibliophile (b) bigot
(c) polyglot (d) misologist
385. Incapable of being corrected:
(a) insolent (b) incongruous
(c) incorrigible (d) insensitive
386. A place where dead bodies are kept for
medical examination
(a) crematorium (b) mortuary
(c) hospital (d) cemetery
387. A child who stays away from school without
leave:
(a) truant (b) rabel
(c) bully (d) deserter
388. That which cannot be believed
(a) infallible (b) incredible
(c) inaudible (d) ineffable
389. Very delicate and beautiful:
(a) exquisite (b) requisite
(c) exemplary (d) resplendent
390. Witty, ready replies :
(a) repartees (b) rhetorics
(c) puns (d) refrains
391. A solution for all:
(a) panacea (b) treatment
(c) cure (d) well-being
392. A book containing various branches of
knowledge arranged in alphabetical order:
(a) encyclopaedia (b) dictionary
(c) thesaurus (d) atlas
393. A person who believes in the total abolition
of war:
(a) bellicose (b) pacifist
(c) flautist (d) fatalist
394. A military or political group that rules a
country after taking power by force
(a) junta (b) burglary
(c) piracy (d) pilferage
395. A constantly changing pattern or sequence
of elements
(a) anthropology (b) gyroscope
(c) etymology (d) kaleidoscope
396. A published false statement that is
damaging to a person's reputation; a written
defamation
(a) schedule (b) libel
(c) time-table (d) plan
397. A dummy used to display clothes in a shop
window
(a) pace (b) tempo
(c) velodrome (d) mannequin
398. A public speech or published text in praise
of someone or something
(a) coffer (b) pantry
(c) panegyric (d) scullery
399. A raised place on which offerings to God
are made:
(a) mound (b) chapel
(c) altar (d) archive
400. Undue favour shown by a person in power
to his friends and relatives:
(a) criticism (b) despotism
(c) nepotism (d) witticism
401. An area controlled by a foreign ruler:
(a) province (b) state
(c) colony (d) dominion
402. A person who lives for pleasure:
(a) hedonist (b) materialist
(c) atheist (d) philanthropist
403. Loss of memory:
(a) dementia (b) oblivion
(c) nostalgia (d) amnesia
404. A drawing of the outline of an object; filled
in with some uniform color
(a) banker (b) silhouette
(c) imposter (d) former
405. A substitute, especially a person deputizing
for another in a specific role or office
(a) surrogate (b) inadmissible
(c) irresistible (d) illegal
406. A brief evocative description, account, or
episode
(a)vignette (b) warden
(c) beadle (d) short
407. One who knows everything:
(a) omniscient (b) omnipresent
(c) omnipotent (d) ominous
408. That which cannot be read easily:
(a) illegible (b) illiterate
(c) irrevocable (d) illegal
409. He is a person who always looks at the
dark side of things:
(a) optimist (b) pacifist
(c) pessimist (d) opportunist
410. A speech delivered for the first time:
(a) impromptu speech (b) maiden speech
(c) primary speech (d) harangue
411. A gigantic statue:
(a) colossus (b) agree
(c) kirk (d) decline
412. A disorderly crowd of people:
(a) spectators (b) pedestrians
(c) lunatics (d) mob
413. Specify as part of an agreement:
(a) charge (b) agree
(c) stipulate (d) decline
414. A hall or building equipped for physical
exercise:
(a) gymnastics (b) court
(c) play-station (d) gymnasium
415. Changing in shape, appearance etc:
(a) rotation (b) alteration
(c) motion (d) transformation
416. A book or paper written in hand:
(a) edition (b) thesis
(c) manuscript (d) scripture
417. A speech delivered by a prophet or saint
from a pulpit:
(a) lecture (b) debate
(c) pration (d) sermon
418. A person who offers services without any
return:
(a) activist (b) contractor
(c) seer (d) volunteer
419. One who is bad in spelling
(a) compositor (b) stoker
(c) cacographist (d) shipwright
420. A person or animal having both male and
female sex organs or other sexual
characteristics
(a) hermaphrodite (b) derivative
(c) inferential (d) suggestive
421. A person who manages the financial affairs
of a college or school
(a) bursar (b) philanthropy
(c) benevolence (d) turnstile
422. An extremely happy, peaceful, or
picturesque period or situation
(a) idyll (b) sinecure
(c) perquisite (d) prerogatives
423. Spoil (something which is valued or
respected)
(a) Flora (b) museum
(c) zoo (d) desecrate
424. Not easily pleased by anything:
(a) medieval (b) precarious
(c) fastidious (d) maiden
425. To die without having made a will:
(a) intestate (b) insolvent
(c) intaglio (d) inveterate
426. One who enjoys inflicting pain on himself
(a) egoist (b) sadist
(c) masochist (d) nihilist
427. Murder of a brother:
(a) regicide (b) homicide
(c) fratricide (d) patricide
428. More like a woman than a man in manners
and habits:
(a) womanish (b) delicate
(c) unmanly (d) effeminate
429. Handwriting which is difficult or impossible
to read:
(a) illegible (b) illogical
(c) unintelligible (d) eligible
430. To play the part of, and function as some
other person:
(a) impersonate (b) act
(c) imitate (d) pretend
431. Liable to be easily broken:
(a) weak (b) brittle
(c) thin (d) hard
432. One who is out to destroy the Government:
(a) anarchist (b) villain
(c) criminal (d) enemy
433. One who loves all mankind:
(a) philologist (b) philosopher
(c) philanthropist (d) philatelist
434. A person who cannot make a mistake:
(a) inexplicable (b) inevitable
(c) indispensable (d) infallible
435. One who eats human flesh:
(a) carnivore (b) herbivore
(c) glutton (d) cannibal
436. An office with a salary but no work:
(a) honorary (b) sinecure
(c) insolvent (d) sinuous
437. The study or collection of coins:
(a) nymphomania (b) numismatics
(c) numerology (d) numeric
438. One who hates women;
(a) misogynist (b) misanthrope
(c) feminist (d) effeminate
439. A woman with dark brown hair:
(a) blonde (b) philogynist
(c) brunette (d) dotard
440. There was a big applause when he delivered
his speech for the first time:
(a) introductory speech (b) maiden speech
(c) concluding speech (d) initial speech
441. Large number of insects, birds etc. Moving
about:
(a) crowd (b) group
(c) pack (d) swarm
442. A person who readily believes others
(a) sensible (b) credulous
(c) sensitive (d) credible
443. Dry weather with no rainfall:
(a) summer (b) desert
(c) drought (d) general
444. Unrelated to the subject;
(a) irrelevant (b) superficial
(c) specific (d) general
445. A state of near-unconsciousness or
insensibility
(a) transgression (b) translation
(c) stupor (d) transmigration
446. Something which is not in harmony
(a) smooth (b) quiet
(c) cacophonous (d) noisy
447. A list of books:
(a) anthology (b) glossary
(c) catalogue (d) index
448. Man with womanly habits and manners
(a) bovine (b) suave
(c) effeminate (d) gay
449. Something unusual or strange, having peculiar
notions:
(a) dramatic (b) reasonable
(c) whimsical (d) aggressive
450. A study of word and the way words develop:
(a) Etymology (b) phonology
(c) phraseology (d) phonography
451. A hotel providing overnight lodging for
travelers
(a) inn (b) coup
(c) revolution (d) dissidence
452. Soldier who fight on horseback :
(a) infantry (b) artillery
(c) cavalry (d) armored
453. One who speaks for other:
(a) spokesman (b) leader
(c) supporter (d) naming
454. A short moral story (often with animal
characters)
(a) uneducated (b) parable
(c) ignorant (d) oblivious
455. A person who thinks only about himself 'and
not about others 'needs:
(a) egocentric (b) egomaniacal
(c) egoistic (d) egotistic
456. Something that cannot be explained:
(a) inexplicable (b) unthinkable
(c) impregnable (d) mysterious
457. A written declaration made on oath in the
presence of a magistrate:
(a) document (b) affidavit
(c) dossier (d) voucher
458. A raised place on which offering to a God
are made:
(a) mound (b) rostrum
(c) church (d) altar
459. One who journeys from place to place:
(a) quack (b) cannibal
(c) itinerant (d) courier
460. A government by officials:
(a) oligarchy (b) aristocracy
(c) plutocracy (d) bureaucracy
461. One who walks in sleep:
(a) somniloquist (b) egoist
(c) somnambulist (d) altruist
462. Commencement of adjacent word with
same letter:
(a) pun (b) alliteration
(c) transferred epithet (d) oxymoron
463. A specialist who tests eyesight:
(a) optician (b) ophthalmologist
(c) ichthyologist (d) neurologist
464. A wall built to prevent the sea or a river
from flooding an area:
(a) dam (b) mound
(c) dyke (d) embankment
465. Ability to go on inspite of difficulties:
(a) delirious (b) desirous
(c) perseverance (d) pervasive
466. A number of ships, vehicles etc. Travelling
together under escort;
(a) retinue (b) feel
(c) posse (d) convoy
467. An instrument for measuring wind pressure:
(a) manometer (b) micrometer
(c) temperature (d) anemometer
468.To destroy completely
(a) annihilate (b) rehabilitate
(c) incapacitate (d) dislocate
469. To die in water or any other liquid because
one is unable to breathe:
(a) sink (b) drown
(c) flounder (d) founder
470. To be biased against:
(a) partial (b) objective
(c) prejudiced (d) predestined
471. Motion of Head, Hands etc, As a mode of
expression indicating attitude.
(a) gesture (b) grin
(c) gestation (d) grimace
472. Bitter and violent attack in words:
(a) diaspora (b) criticism
(c) diadem (d) diatribe
473. Treatment by means of exercise and massage:
(a) chemotherapy (b) hydrotherapy
(c) physiotherapy (d) psychotherapy
474. The abandonment of one’s country or cause:
(a) defection (b) disloyalty
(c) desertion (d) migration
475. A place where birds are kept:
(a) aquarium (b) den
(c) aviary (d) sanctuary
476. A method which never fails
(a) unflinching (b) irreparable
(c) irremediable (d) infallible
477. Something which cannot be believed:
(a) inevitable (b) ineffable
(c) incredible (d) ineluctable
478. Body of a human being or animal
embalmed for burial:
(a) corpse (b) mummy
(c) morgue (d) mortuary
479. Of very bad morals, characterised by
debasement or degeneration:
(a) desultory (b) dilapidated
(c) depraved (d) delatory
480. The production of raw silk:
(a) sariculture (b) syrumculture
(c) sericulture (d) seroculture
481. Politicians are notorious for doing undue
favour to their relatives:
(a) dualism (b) polarism
(c) pluralism (d) nepotism
482. A person who readily believes others:
(a) sensitive (b) sensible
(c) credible (d) credulous
483. Meaningless language with an exaggerated
style intended to impress:
(a) verbalization (b) rhetoric
(c) oratory (d) public-speaking
484. The political leader has an evil reputation.
He is not trusted:
(a) is magnanimous (b) is dubious
(c) is notorious (d) is malicious
485. The conference takes place once in three
years:
(a) treennial (b) thriennial
(c) tetraennial (d) triennial
486. An apartment building in which each
apartment is owned separately by the people
living in it, but also containing shared areas:
(a) condominium (b) multiplex
(c) duplex (d) caravan
487. A group of three powerful people:
(a) trio (b) tritium
(c) trivet (d) triumvirate
488. Operation of the body after death:
(a) post-mortem (b) obituary
(c) homage (d) mortuary
489. The Bedouin Arabs are people of no fixed
adobe
(a) vagabonds (b) travellers
(c) barbarians (d) nomads
490. The secretary’s proposal was adopted with
the full agreement of all the members:
(a) equivocally (b) vehemently
(c) ambitiously (d) unanimously
491. That which makes it difficult to recognize
the presence or real nature of something:
(a) infallible (b) image
(c) camouflage (d) transparent
492. Code of deplomatic etiquette and precedence
(a) protocol (b) hierarchy
(c) formality (d) statesmanship
493. Travel regularly between two or more places
(a) dexterous (b) shuttle
(c) gifted (d) exception
494. Twist and turn with quick writhing movements
(a) recluse (b) hedonist
(c) wriggle (d) maniac
495. A person who rides horses in races as an
occupation:
(a) equestrian (b) horseman
(c) horse-racer (d) maniac
496. A widely accepted rule of conduct or general
truth briefly expressed:
(a) maxim (b) tenet
(c) syllogism (d) doctrine
497. A secret message written in code:
(a) anagram (b) telegram
(c) phonogram (d) cryptogram
498. Walk in a slow relaxed way:
(a) trot (b) canter
(c) plod (d) saunter
499. One who copies from other writers:
(a) copy-writer (b) copyright
(c) plagiarist (d) epicure
500. Excessive similarity or resemblance with
anything or anyone:
(a) affinity (b) ambiguity
(c) affirmation (d) affliction
501. To scold or rebuke somebody
(a) chicanery (b) chide
(c) caress (d) carnage
502. A round or cylindrical container used for
storing things such as food, chemicals or rolls of
film:
(a) tankard (b) canister
(c) vessel (d) casket
503. A place of permanent residence:
(a) abode (b) dormitory
(c) domicile (d) apartment
504. That cannot be altered or withdrawn:
(a) irrevocable (b) irretrievable
(c) irrefutable (d) irresistible
505. Money paid to employees on retirement:
(a) gratuity (b) gift
(c) pension (d) arrears
506. A place where clothes are kept:
(a) closet (b) drawer
(c) wardrobe (d) cupboard
507. An instrument for measuring the force of
the wind:
(a) manometer (b) micrometer
(c) telescope (d) anemometer
508. To given one’s authority to another:
(a) authorization (b) powerful
(c) attorney (d) delegate
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11. C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.D 19.A 20.C

21.A 22. B 23.D 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.D

31.B 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.D 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.A

41.B 42.C 43.b 44.c 45.D 46.B 47.D 48.C 49.B 50.B

51.B 52.D 53.C 54.B 55.D 56.C 57.B 58.D 59.A 60.C

61.D 62.D 63.B 64.A 65.C 66.A 67.D 68.B 69.B 70.A

71.D 72.C 73.A 74.b 75.A 76.C 77.B 78.C 79.C 80.A

81.C 82.B 83.C 84.A 85.B 86.B 87.B 88.B 89.B 90.D

91.C 92.D 93.C 94.C 95.B 96.B 97.D 98.B 99.A 100.C
101.d 102.B 103.B 104.D 105.D 106.C 107.C 108.B 109.D 110.C

111.D 112.C 113.B 114.A 115.D 116.C 117.D 118.A 119.C 120.B

121.C 122..C 123.C 124.C 125.C 126.D 127.B 128.C 129.B 130.D

131.B 132.C 133.D 134.C 135.D 136.D 137.A 138.D 139.A 140.B

141.C 142.A 143.D 144.A 145.D 146.A 147.C 148.B 149.B 150.C

151.D 152.A 153.B 154.A 155.B 156.C 157.A 158.D 159.C 160.C

161.A 162.C 163.D 164.B 165.D 166.C 167.B 168.D 169.A 170.C

171.D 172.C 173.A 174.C 175.A 176.D 177.D 178.B 179.B 180.A

181.c 182.C 183.A 184.B 185.B 186.C 187.D 188.D 189.D 190.B

191.A 192.C 193.A 194.B 195.B 196.A 197.B 198.C 199.C 200.D
201.d 202.A 203.b 204.D 205.B 206.C 207.B 208.D 209.B 210.B

211.D 212.B 213.C 214.A 215.a 216.d 217.a 218.b 219.a 220.a

221.d 222.c 223.b 224.d 225.b 226.d 227.a 228.a 229.a 230.a

231.d 232.a 233.b 234.a 235.a 236.d 237.c 238.a 239.b 240.a

241.b 242.c 243.d 244.a 245.a 246.a 247.d 248.b 249.b 250.a
201.d 202.A 203.b 204.D 205.B 206.C 207.B 208.D 209.B 210.B

211.D 212.B 213.C 214.A 215.a 216.d 217.a 218.b 219.a 220.a

221.d 222.c 223.b 224.d 225.b 226.d 227.a 228.a 229.a 230.a

231.d 232.a 233.b 234.a 235.a 236.d 237.c 238.a 239.b 240.a

241.b 242.c 243.d 244.a 245.a 246.a 247.d 248.b 249.b 250.a

251.b 252.C 253.A 254.B 255.C 256.B 257.b 258.b 259.b 260.b

261. C 262.c 263.B 264.b 265.D 266.C 267.B 268.A 269.C 270.A

271.a 272.a 273.b 274.b 275.d 276.d 277.d 278.A 279.b 280.d

281.b 282.d 283.b 284.c 285.a 286.a 287.b 288.d 289.a 290.b

291.d 292.A 293.d 294.d 295.c 296.c 297.a 298.b 299.c 300.c
301.c 302.b 303.b 304.b 305.b 306.b 307.c 308.b 309.a 310.a

311.c 312.d 313.b 314.b 315.a 316.a 317.b 318.b 319.b 320.d

321.b 322.c 323.d 324.b 325.c 326.b 327.a 328.d 329.d 330.a

331.d 332.c 333.a 334.d 335.b 336.d 337.d 338.a 339.a 340.c

341.b 342.b 343.c 344.c 345.a 346.b 347.a 348.d 349.b 350.b

351.b 352.a 353.d 354.b 355.b 356.c 357.a 358.a 359.c 360.b

361.c 362.d 363.b 364.d 365.b 366.d 367.a 368.a 369.b 370.c

371.b 372.b 373.b 374.c 375.d 376.b 377.a 378.b 379.c 380.d

381.c 382.a 383.b 384.c 385.c 386.b 387.a 388.b 389.a 390.a

391.a 392.a 393.b 394.a 395.d 396.b 397.d 398.c 399.c 400.c
401.c 402.a 403.d 404.b 405.a 406.a 407.a 408.a 409.c 410.b

411.a 412.d 413.c 414.d 415.d 416.c 417.d 418.d 419.c 420.a

421.a 422.a 423.d 424.c 425.a 426.c 427.c 428.d 429.a 430.a

431.b 432.a 433.c 434.d 435.d 436.b 437.b 438.a 439.c 440.b

441.d 442.b 443.c 444.a 445.c 446.c 447.c 448.c 449.c 450.a

451.a 452.c 453.a 454.b 455.a 456.a 457.b 458.d 459.c 460.d

461.c 462.b 463.a 464.c 465.c 466.d 467.d 468.a 469.b 470.c

471.a 472.d 473.c 474.c 475.c 476.d 477.c 478.b 479.c 480.c

481.d 482.d 483.b 484.c 485.d 486.a 487.d 488.a 489.d 490.d

491.c 492.a 493.b 494.c 495.a 496.a 497.d 498.d 499.c 500.a
501.b 502.b 503.c 504.a 505.a 506.C 507.d 508.d