
BCS : English; MCQ Questions & Answer; Words
BCS : English; MCQ Questions & Answer; Words
1.When we want to mean a government by the richest class we use the term –
a) Oligarchy
Answer: Plutocracy
c) Crypto racy
d) Aristocracy
2. Cricket is kind of play
Answer: insect
b) food
c) bird
d) flower
3. ‘Panacea’ means –
Answer: cure all
b) pancreatic
c) widespread
d) gland
4. A person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary is known as –
a) A militant
Answer: an anarchist
c) A terrorist
d) An extremist
5. Love for the whole world is called –
Answer: philanthropy
b) misogyny
c) benevolence
d) misanthropy
6. The word ‘Panegyric’ means –
a) Criticism
Answer: elaborate praise
c) curse
d) high sound
7. A speech full of too many word is –
a) a big speech
b) maiden speech
c) an unimportant speech
Answer: a verbose speech
8. The word ‘Omnivorous’ means –
Answer: eating all types of foods
b) eating only fruits
c) eating only meat
d) eating grass and plants only
9. ‘Venerate’ means –
a) defame
b) abuse
Answer: respect
d) accuse
10. “Maiden speech’ means –
Answer: First speech
b) Middle speech
c) maid servant’s speech
d) Final speech
11. N.B stands foe –
a) Note before
Answer: Nota bene
c) Non bearing
d) No bar
12. The word “Officialese’ means –
a) Plural number of officials
Answer: Language used in offices
c) Plural number of office
d) Vague expressions
13. What may be considered courteous in one culture may be arrogant in another. The underlined word means
a) flimsy
b) coarse
Answer: gracious
d) friendly
14. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush means –
Answer: The seen is better than the unseen
b) Promises is better than the actuals
c) It is no good beating about the bush
d) Take what you have got readily available rather than expecting better in the future
15. The word ‘Shrug indicating doubt or indifference is associated with –
Answer: shoulders
b) Head
c) Forehead
d) Eyebrows
16. The people who carry a coffin at a funeral are called –
a) undertakers
b) supporters
Answer: pallbearers
d) mourners
17. A song embodying religious and scared emotion –
a) Lyric
b) Ode
Answer: Hymn
d) Ballad
18. The word ‘Electorate’ means –
a) election office
Answer: a body of voters
c) many election
d) candidates
19. The word ‘Bounty’ is closest in meaning to –
Answer: generosity
b) familiar
c) dividing line
d) sympathy
20.A person who writes about his own life –
a) a dairy
b) a chronicle
c) a biography
Answer: an auto biography
21.’A pilgrim’ is a person who undertakes a journey to a –
Answer: holy place
b) mosque
c) bazar
d) new country
22. Climate is a _ of the environment
Answer: state
b) situation
c) natural
d) official
23. ‘First language’ means the _ language
a) important
b) main
Answer: natural
d) official
24. ‘Misanthropist’ means –
a) One who flirts with ladies
b) A person of narrow views
Answer: A hater of mankind
d) One who believed that God is in everything
25. ‘Gullible’ is –
a) foolish
b) willing to believe anything or anyone
c) simple
Answer: easily deceived
26.’Razzmatazz’ means –
a) a musical instrument
b) a well-planned program
Answer: a noisy activity
d) a musical drama
27. ‘cul-de-sac’ means
a) selection
Answer: dead end
c) error
d) bubble
28. ‘Ruminant’ is –
Answer: cud-chewing animal
b) soup
c)gossip
d) noise maker
29. ‘Parcel’ means –
a)quarrel
Answer: piece of land
c) postage
d) unobstructed view
30. The word ‘Daily dally’ means –
a) to dilute
b) wait impatiently
c) repeat
Answer: waste time
31. The word ‘Euphemism’ means –
a) stating one thing like other
Answer: description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name
c) contrast of the words is made in the same sentence
d) a statement is made emphatic by overstatement
32. ‘Blockbuster’ means –
a) a large solid piece of stone
b) a device to cut off s person’s head as a punishment
c) something that make movement difficult
Answer: a powerful explosive to demolish building
33. ‘Blue chips’ means –
a) security issued by the government
Answer: industrial shares considered to be a safe investment
c) industrial shares considered to be a risky investment
d) Flat plastic counters used as money tokens
34. ‘Equivocation’ means -
a) a true statement
b) equal opportunity to get a job
c) Free expression of opinions
Answer: Two contrary things in the same statements
35. ‘Bill of fare’ is –
a) A chart of bus fare
b) A price list
c) A valuable document
Answer: A list of dishes of a restaurant
36. Something that is “fresh’ is something –
a) recently printed or published
Answer: in fairly good condition
c) disrespectful
d) pleasant
37. “ A bull market’ means, that share prices are –
a) Falling
Answer: Rising
c) Moving
d) static
38. An ordinance is –
a) a book
b) an arms factory
c) a news paper journal
Answer: a law
39. Three score is –
a) thirty times
b) three hundred times
Answer: three times twenty
d) more than three
40. ‘Heterogeneous’ means –
a) equally generous
b) not generous
Answer: dissimilar
d) similar
41. ‘Homogeneous’ means –
Answer: of the same kind
b) of the same place
c) of the same race
d) of the same density
42. The word ‘Imbibe’ means –
a) to learn
b) to tinge
Answer: to drink
d) to acquire
43. ‘Obnoxious’ means that it is –
a) very dangerous
b) very pleasant
c) very ugly
Answer: very unpleasant
44. A fantasy is _.
Answer: an imaginary story
b) a funny film
c) a historical record
d) a real-life event
45. ‘Boot leg’ means to –
a) distribute
b) export
c) import
Answer: smuggle
46. What is the meaning of the expression ‘Bottom line’?
a) The final step
b) The end of a road
c) The last line of a book
Answer: The essential point
47. The word ‘Plurality’ means –
a) The letter ‘S’
b) Men and Women
c) Chaos and confusion
Answer: The holding of more than one office at a time
48. One who unduly forwards in rendering services for other is not generally liked in society. Which of the following words represents truly the character of the person mentioned above?
a) Benevolent
b) Complacent
Answer: Official
d) Bureaucratic
49. People who assume that no evil can befall them are foolishly _
a) ardent
Answer: complacent
c) confident
d) apprehensive
50. Select the answer of the word ‘Stagflation’ –
a)Controlled prices
Answer: Economic slowdown
c) A disintegrative
d) cultural dullness
51. What is the meaning of the word ‘Euphemism’?
a) Vague idea
b) Verbal play
Answer: Inoffensive
d) Wise saying
52. A person who sells fruits and vegetables is called _.
a) a vegetable man
b) a vegetarian
Answer: a green-grocer
d) a hawker
53. One who is a specialist in heart and its diseases is called _.
a) a pharmacologist
b) an ophthalmologist
Answer: a cardiologist
d) a neurologist
54. The doctor who treats cancer is a/an _
a) cardiologist
b) neurologist
Answer: oncologist
d) nephrologists
55. A ‘septic’ is one who _.
a) is considered to be strange or unusual
b) always expects bad things to happen
c) believes that people are motivated purely by elf-interest.
Answer: has doubts about things that other people believe.
56. The science of teaching is called _
a) Phonetics
Answer: Pedagogy
c) Ethics
d) Biology
57. _ is the study of living creatures.
a) Physics
Answer: Biology
c) Zoology
d) Botany
58. A person who speaks many languages is called _.
a) linguist
b) spokesman
Answer: polyglot
d) septic
59. The doctor who treats diseases of the brain is known as a/an –
a) pathologist
b) cardiologist
c) nephrologist
Answer: neurologist
60. ‘Deciduous’ trees are trees those –
a) have fleshy leaves
b) are extremely big
c) have delicious leaves
Answer: lose the leaves annually
61. A person who writes and edits dictionaries is called a –
a) Lithographer
b) topographer
Answer: Lexicographer
d) Laryngographer
62. The study of religion is _.
a) Phonology
b) Etymology
Answer: Theology
d) Morphology
63. ‘Philanthropist’ means –
Answer: a person of charity
b) a person of wide views
c) an expert
d) a man of wisdom
64. ‘A person in a family who lived a long time ago; is called –
Answer: Ancestor
b) Follower
c) Past
d) Successor
65. The act of doing deliberate damage to something is called _.
a) Sabbath
Answer: Sabotage
c) Saboteur
d) Subpar
66. ‘Pay careful attention to something’ is meant by word.
a) look
b) see
c) attend
Answer: heed
67. A person who performs tricks with hands is called a _.
Answer: juggler
b) conspirator
c) magician
d) conjurer
68. A specialist in eye disease is called a/an –
Answer: Ophthalmologist
b) Optician
c) Neurologist
d) Cardiologist
69. The planting and care of woody plants, especially trees, is known as –
Answer: arboriculture
b) husbandry
c) pisciculture
d) aquaculture
70. ‘Oncology’ relates to –
a) law
Answer: medicine
c) ecology
d) environment
71. Longing for something past is –
a) Heuristic
Answer: Nostalgia
c) Outdated
d) Redical
72. A Girl who is going to be married is –
a) Wife
b) beloved
Answer: bride
d) bridegroom
73. ‘A person in a family who lived a long time ago’ is called –
Answer: Ancestor
b) Follower
c) Relative
d) Successor
74. One who treats cancer patients is called a/an –
a) pathologist
b) nephrologist
Answer: oncologist
d) neurologist
75. The doctor who treats kidney patients is called –
a) pathologist
b) nephrologist
Answer: neurologist
d) cardiologist
76. A person who sells fruits and vegetables is –
a) A vegetarian
b) A vegetable man
Answer: a greengrocer
d) a hawker
77. The word ‘electrifying’ means –
a) very exciting
b) electric fire
c) electric change
Answer: illuminating
78. Cosmology deals with –
Answer: Creation of the universe
b) Origin of life
c) cell information
d) origin of plants
79. Choose deals the correct word to complete the sentence :
He sacrificed his life for the country, he is a/an-
a)interpreter
b) worker
Answer: martyr
d) patriot
80. ‘pediatric’ is related to the treatment of -
a) adults
Answer: children
c) old people
d)women
81.First languages means the –language.
a) important
b) main
Answer: Natural
d) official
82. Which of the following is a formal word?
a) Dad
b) Mum
Answer: Mother
d)Sassy
83.One who converts raw hide into leather is a/an –
tanner
b) usurer
c) plumber
d) janitor
84. ‘Flora’ means –
a) an elaborate decoration with flowers
b) all the flowers of an area
c) a garland of flowers
Answer: the plants of a particular area
85. ‘Plebiscite’ is a term related is –
a) people
b) painting
Answer: politics
d) law
86. The English of কূটতার্কিক রং -
a) debator
b) interlocutor
Answer: polemicist
d) diplomat
e) argumentative
87. The word ‘Posterity’ means –
Answer: Later generation
b) Prosperity
c) Present time
d) Past days
88. Quite প্রদত্ত ইংরেজি শব্দের র্অথচিহ্নিত করুন
a) শান্ত
Answer: সম্পূর্ণরূপে
c) কদাচিত
d) স্থির
89. What is the meaning of the word ‘Quorum’?
a) Number
b) Allowed number
c) Additional number
Answer: Required number
90. ‘Refine প্রদত্ত ইংরেজি শব্দের অর্থ চিহ্নিত করুন
a) অতি সুন্দর
b) ভাল
Answer: পরিশুদ্ধ
d) সংস্কার
91. A word which can be interpreted in more than one way of –
a) anachronisick
b) confusing
Answer: ambiguous
d) foolish
92. ‘Cockpit’ means –
a) bottom of an aircraft
b) front of an aircraft
c) safety doors of an aircraft
Answer: an enclosed area of an aircraft where the pilot sits and steers the plane.
93. পরিদপ্তর এর ইংরেজি র্অথচিহ্নিত করুন -
a) Direction
b) Director
c) Directive
Answer: Directorate
94. ‘Vic-versa’ refers to –
a) for example
b) face to face
c) namely
Answer: the terms being exchanged
95. “Procession” is a –
a) mythological
b) religious
Answer: political
d) banking
96. The Latin expression ‘i.e’ stands for –
Answer: id Est
b) ideal energy
c) inner edition
d) in Europe
97. The word ‘mandatory’ means –
a) preference
b) optional
c) choiceable
Answer: obligatory
98. What is the single for ‘A hater of mankind’?
a) Hatred
Answer: Misanthrope
c) Enemy
d) None of those
99. SOS stands for –
a) Sound of sea
Answer: Save our Souls
c) Sao of Samson
d) Sunrays of Sunset
100. A person leaves his or her country to settle in called –
a) Emigrant
Answer: Immigrant
c) Foreigner
d) Traveler
101. “A person who reads and thinks a lot” is called –
a) Spiritual
Answer: Intellectual
c) Witty
d) Angry
102. A doctor who studies and treats the medical conditions and diseases of women is –
Answer: a gynecologist
b) a neurologist
c) an oncologist
d) an orthopedic surgeon
103. What is the meaning of ‘diehard’?
a) A dead soul
b) A dead cow
Answer: A strong supporter
d) A weak supporter
104. “Meteorology” is a study of –
a) birds and animals
Answer: the earth’s atmosphere and its changes
c) the universe
d) human behavior
105. One who walks on foot?
a) traveler
Answer: pedestrian
c) rider
d) omnipotent
106. “Protagonist” indicates –
a) the villain in a play
Answer: the leading character of actor in a play
c) the clown in a play
d) the stage-director a play
107. ‘Lingua france’ means –
a) French language
Answer: A mixed language
c) Latin language
d) Translated version
108. ‘Misogynist’ means –
Answer: A hater of women
b) lawyer
c) politician
d) mass media expert
109. ‘Pediatric’ relates to the treatment of –
a) adults
Answer: children
c) to see
d) to have seen
110. One who is the hater of women is a –
a) imposter
b) somnambulist
Answer: misogynist
d) pilgrim
111. ‘Proclaim’ means –
Answer: announce
b) pronounce
c) declare
d) circulate
112. The word ‘hospitality’ is related to –
a) patient
Answer: entertainment
c) pathology
d) enjoyment
113. The profession of teaching is known as –
a) history
Answer: pedagogy
c) Linguistic
d) Unknown
114. “Double Jeopardy” means –
Answer: Judicating twice
b) Duplicate issue
c) Double zero
d) Double standard
115. “Mens Legis” means -
a) Mens rea
b) Legal status of
Answer: purpose of a law
d) Preamble of a law
116. ‘ A person who was before another person’ refers to –
a) superior
b) successor
c) contemporary
Answer: predecessor
117. What is the single word for ‘ the inability to see things clearly when they are far away’ ?
Answer: Myopia
b) Myefoma
c) MyalGIa
d) Anemia
118. ‘Allegorical’ means –
a) poetry
b) written in verse
Answer: having symbolic meaning
d) mark well
119. ‘Nota bene’ – means
a) for example
b) not sure
c) next page
Answer: mark well
120. What is the meaning of the word ‘primafacie’?
a) out look
b) face reading
Answer: at the first sight
d) face to face
121. A ‘Physician’ is a –
a) Physicist
b) physique
Answer: a medical practitioner
d) a physical trainer
122. The word ‘Liberty’ means –
Answer: freedom
b) independence
c) liberal
d) lawlessness
123. ‘Nostalgic’ means –
a) soothing
b) temperate
c) realistic
Answer: homesick
124. ‘Manifesto’ means –
a) various forms
b) manifold thing
Answer: policy statement
d) well behaved
125. ‘Renaissance’ means –
Answer: rebirth of learning
b) renewal of hard task
c) renewal of commitment
d) redefining Third world
126. What is the meaning of the word ‘Status quo’ ?
Answer: state of affair
b) The former state
c) Equal status
d) High status
127. ‘Anthropology’ is –
Answer: Study of human origin and culture
b) ancient history
c) a disease of animal
d) legendary
128. ‘De facto’ means –
a) as per fact
Answer: in reality
c) by rights
d) evidence
129. Which one is connected to complain ?
a) Dodge
b) Hodge
Answer: Lodge
d) Grudge
130. ‘Sine die’ means –
a) immediately
b) on his death
c) close for the day
Answer: adjourned indefinitely
131. ‘Circumvent’ means –
a) prevent
b) limit
Answer: find a way of overcoming or avoiding
d) oppose
132. The word ‘Anathema’ means –
Answer: detested person or thing
b) poison
c) imprisonment
d) short musical composition
133. ‘Allegation’ means –
Answer: accusation
b) rebuke
c) disapproval
d) statement made without proof
134. ‘A fall guy’ is –
a) a silly person
b) one who has been betrayed
Answer: a scapegoat
d) an irresponsible person
135. ‘Proscribe’ means –
a) advise
b) seize
c)take into custody
Answer: prohibit
136. ‘ Cataelysm ’means-
a) disorder
b) anarchy
c) violence
Answer: Sudden violent change of disaster
137. The word ‘Inept’ means the same as-
a) unlucky
b) careless
c) disorganized
Answer: incompetent.
138. The meaning of the word ‘Antiquated’ is -
a) very old
b) ridiculous
Answer: out of date
d) absurb
139. The house ablaze is next to mine. In this sentence ‘Ablaze’ means
a) glowing
Answer: burning
c) lightening
d) colorful
140. Something given or done as an expression of esteem –
a) verbatim
b) stampede
Answer: Tribute
d) Lullaby
141. The word ‘Prerogative’ most nearly means –
a) A harsh grating sound
b) a trite, common or flat remark
c) A slight or surface burn
Answer: an exciusive right or previlege
142. ‘ Oracular’ means-
a) oral
b) visionary
Answer: demonic
d) fictional
143. One who eats everything is called –
a) Omniscient
b) Omnipotent
Answer: Omnivorous
d) Omnipresent
144. ‘A la mode’ means –
Answer: according to the current fashion.
b) out of mood
c) in the menu
d) way of doing
145. A person who hates the company of others is –
a) antisocial
Answer: unsociable
c) unknown
d) gregarious
146. What does the abbreviation ‘A.D’ stand for?
a) After death
b) Anti0dote
Answer: Anno Domini
d) Add data
147. ‘Beyond reform’ means –
a) inveterate
Answer: incorrigible
c) unpalatable
d) intangible
148. The word ;Decade’ means –
a) rotten objects
b) decaying old age
c) a group of ten people
Answer: a period of ten years
149. The word ‘Contemporary’ means –
a) temporary
Answer: belonging to the same time
c) last
d) future
150. ‘Heptagon’ means –
a) five sides
Answer: seven sides
c) triangle
d) straight
151. “Fourth estate” means –
Answer: The Press
b) The police
c) The Judiciary
d) The Ministry
152. ‘Fictions’ means –
a) full of facts
b) factual
Answer: artificial
d) true
153. The word ‘Indolent’ means –
a) without a family
Answer: lazy
c) disrespectful
d) impoverished
154. The word ‘Plight’ means –
Answer: an unpleasent condition
b) an unusual condition
c) an underirable condition
d) an unstable condition
155. “Out and out” means –
Answer: absolute
b) outside
c) external
d) rural
156. The word ‘Lunatic’ means –
Answer: crazy
b) mad
c) aggressive
d) oppressive
157. ‘Righteous’ means –
Answer: just
b) sinful
c) amoral
d) rigid
158. The expression “An exciting and interesting time” can be replaced by –
a) school of thought
b) white elephant
c) once in a blue moon
Answer: a whale of a time
159. ‘Virtual’ means –
a) Virtuous
Answer: being in fact
c) verify
d) vertical
160. One versed in horsemanship is called –
a) Horseman
b) Rider
Answer: Jockey
d) Lancer
161. ‘Alien’ means –
a) one living in a foreign country
Answer: a foreigner
c) a stranger from abroad
d) a man who leaves for another country
162. A person who rules without consulting other is an –
a) democrat
b) bureaucrat
Answer: autocrat
d) fanatic
163. ‘Speed money’ means –
a) percentage of interest
Answer: bride
c) black money
d) hard-earned money
164. ‘Gratis’ means –
a) without taking any money
Answer: without making any payment
c) without taking any care
d) without paying any attention
165. What is the meaning of the word ‘Inter alia’?
a) Between the space
Answer: Among other things
c) Above all
d) None of the above
166. ‘Prime facie’ means –
Answer: at first view
b) main cause
c) prime figure
d) prime accused
167. The expression ‘To see red’ means –
Answer: to become very angry
b) to draw blood
c) to be enthusiastic
d) to be lethargic
168. “Tertiary” means –
a) primary
b) territorial
c) terrible
Answer: third in order
169. One who possesses many talents –
Answer: Versatile
b) Gifted
c) Exceptional
d) Nubile
170. Work for which no regular salary is paid –
a) Honourable
Answer: Honorary
c) Temporary
d) Ad hoc
171. A person who enters without any invitation –
a) Burglar
Answer: Intruder
c) Thief
d) Vandal
172.One who studies and treats the diseases of the eye is –
a) a radiologist
b) an orthodonist
Answer: an ophthalmologist
d) a neurologist
173. One who creates fear as a weapon for power is a –
Answer: terrorist
b) militant
c) extremist
d) anarchist
174. He knows and speaks many languages. Choose the appropriate –
a) He is an interpreter
Answer: He is a polyglot
c) He is an infidel
d) He is a tycoon
175. A person who studies the scientific development of language is a –
a) philatelist
b) philanthropist
c) pharmacologist
) philologist
176. A person who skilled in foreign languages is –
a) rhetorician
Answer: linguist
c) linguistic
d) prosodies
177. A person who sells fruits and vegetable is –
a) a vegetable man
b) a vegetarian
Answer: a green grocer
d) a hawker
178. A person who writes dictionaries is a –
) lexicographer
b) linguist
c) dictator
d) dictionary writer
179. To resolve a problem is to –
Answer: find an answer
b) ignore it
c) pose a question
d) do mathematics
180. ‘Corpus’ means –
a) a dead body
Answer: a collection of written texts
c) a garland of flowers
d) all the plants of an area
181. “Dessert” is –
Answer: course of fruit, etc at the end of a meal
b) barren land
c) to be rewarded
d) go away from
182. An association of sports teams is called a –
a) group
b) school
Answer: league
d) game
183. ‘Ring master’ is a person who –
a) Likes isolation
Answer: shares his cheerful feelings with others
c) Behave like a stoic
d) Keeps himself aloof from other
184. One who loves and serves mankind is –
a) a misanthropist
Answer: a philanthropist
c) a socialist
d) an optimist
185. The word ‘Somnambulist’ means-
Answer: a sleep walker
b) a day dreamer
c) a night dreamer
d) an optimist
186. The word ‘Omniscient’ means-
Answer: One who knows everything
b) One who has total power
c) One who is present everywhere
d) One who eats all type of food
187. Give one word for ‘Science of the structure of animal bodies’ –
a) Biology
b) psychology
c) Physiology
Answer: Anatomy
188. A person unable to pay his debts –
a) Poor
b) solvent
c) Miser
Answer: Insolvent
189. Select the right word for “ A speech made without previous preparation’ –
a) Composed
Answer: extempore
c) memorized
d) censored
190. The painter decided to exhibit his work in a gallery. The underlined word means –
a) paint
Answer: show publicly
c) sell
d) present
191. A handicapped person is one who –
a) works at handicraft
Answer: suffers from some disability
c) assigns handicapped to contestants
d) Gives training to manual skill
192. ‘Hamlet’ means –
Answer: a small village
b) a small town
c) a big city
d) a big village
193. The appropriate meaning of the word ‘Polygamy’ is –
a) The crime of marrying somebody when you are still married to somebody
b) The custom of being married to only one person at a particular time
c) Custom of having more than one husband at the same time
Answer: Custom of having more than one wife at the same time
194. ‘Novel’ means something new and is derived from –
a) French
b) Arabic
Answer: Latin
d) Greek
195. A ‘Myth’ is –
a) An adventurous story
b) A mysterious story
c) a detective story
Answer: a legend
196. The word ‘Rendezvous’ means –
Answer: an appointed meeting place for troops
b) an appointed meeting place for teachers
c) an appointed meeting place for political leaders
d) an appointed meeting place for students
197. What do we call a man who controls a game of football?
a) Captain
b) Coach
c) Goalkeeper
Answer: spinster
198. An unmarried woman is called –
a) seamstress
b) bachelor
c) nurse
Answer: spinster
199. “Bibliography” means –
a) history of books
Answer: list of books
c) worshiper of books
d) books on biology
200. ‘In vogue’ means –
a) in practice
b) in agreement
c) in search of
Answer: in preference
201. ‘Lingua Franca’ means –
a) main language
Answer: language of communication
c) special language
d) technical language
202. ‘Philanthropist’ means –
Answer: a person of charity
b) a person of wide views
c) a hater of mankind
d) a person with expert knowledge of postage
203. The word ‘Teetotaler’ means –
Answer: person who obtains completely from alcoholic liquor
b) person who like drinking wine
c) person who hates drinking wine
d) person who is heavily drunk
204. A lexicographer is a person who writes –
a) Novels
Answer: dictionaries
c) graphs
d) medical books
205. The expression ‘ Browbeating’ means –
a) raising eyebrows
b) showing indifference
c) showing surprise
Answer: frightening somebody
206. ‘Ballad’ is-
a) A kind of short love poem
b) A kind of short condoling poem
Answer: A kind of short narrative poem
d) A rhyming verse
207. What is ‘Catastrophe’?
a) The comical end of dramatic events
Answer: The tragic end of dramatic events
c) The comic and traGIc end of the play
d) None of the above
208. ‘Stalwart’ means in politics –
a) bad supporter
Answer: reliable supporter
c) light supporter
d) No supporter
209. An ‘Erratic’ person is one who is –
a) pleasant
b) honest
Answer: unreliable
d) rational
210. A Person who eats human flesh and animals that eats own kind is clled –
Answer: Cannibal
b) Flesh eater
c) Meat eater
d) Non-vegetarian
211. The ability to tell interesting stories makes one –
a) an entrepreneur
b) a connoisseur
Answer: a raconteur
d) a dandy
212. A place for keeping dogs –
a) Hutch
b) Stable
Answer: Kennel
d) Stay
213. The word ‘Inauguration’ means –
a) a special ceremony
Answer: an opening ceremony
c) acceptance
d) starting speech
214. Meaning of the word ‘Habeas Corpus’ is –
a) citizens democratic right
Answer: Fundamental rights of prisoners
c) Freedom of jurisprudence
d) Withdrawal of embassy
215. One who commits anti-social acts without guilt or pangs of conscience is called –
a) psychotic
b) egomaniac
Answer: psychopath
d) taxidermist
216. One who deal in cattle is –
Answer: Drover
b) Auctioneer
c) Jockey
d) Seller
217. One who deal in court is –
a) Advocate
b) Prosecutor
Answer: Amicus curiae
d) Amnesty
218. One who draws maps is a –
a) painter
b) sculptor
Answer: cartographer
d) geologist
219. One who breaks images is called –
a) imposter
Answer: Iconoclast
c) cannibal
d) Aviary
220. One who is pathologically self interested is called -
Answer: egomaniac
b) psychopath
c) psychotic
d) taxidermist
221. A government by one man is –
a) oligarchy
Answer: autocracy
c) plutocracy
d) aristocracy
222. A person who writes plays is called a
a) play-write
Answer: playwright
c) play righter
d) player
223. What is the meaning of the word ‘Dirge’?
a) A kind of sonnet sequence
b) A song expressing patriotic sentiment
c) A song sears telling about an adventure
Answer: A song of grief or lamentation
224. “Not only is gold beautiful, but its virtually indestructible. It will not rust are corrode”. The underlined word means –
a) be eaten out
b) melt
c) change colour
Answer: lose shape
225. What is the meaning of ‘Culpable homicide’ –
a) grievous hurt
Answer: murder
c) extortion
d) not amounting to murder
226. The French expression ‘Fait accompli’ means –
a) high accomplish
b) to accomplish a task
Answer: a thing that has been done and cannot be altered now
d) a total accident
227. The word ‘Geriatric’ means –
a) Adults
b) Children
Answer: Old people
d) Women
228. ‘Unable to write’ means –
a) uneducated
Answer: illiterate
c) unschooled
d) ignorant
229. The word ‘Independence’ means –
a) self-rule
b) self-government
c) autonomy
Answer: freedom
230. Relating to/pertaining to money or involving money is –
Answer: pecuniary
b) moneyed
c) capitalistic
d) currency
231. “A flash of light which is followed by a thunder”? the underlined words means –
a) thunderstorm
b) avalanche
Answer: lightning
d) lights
232. ‘Millennium’ here means –
Answer: thousand years
b) hundred years
c) a coming golden age
d) none of these above options
233. An ‘Ombudsman’ is
Answer: An impartial person who watches for administrative abuses inside organization
b) a person with unrivaled powers inside the government
c) the head of any organization who is elected by a majority voting system
d) a person who is granted political asylum in a country that is facing civil war
234. ‘Litigant’ means –
a) a convict
b) a prisoner
c) an interrogator
d) a suffering party
Answer: a party to case
235. ‘Police state’ means a country where –
a) People’s freedom is highly restricted by government .
b) People find the police very friendly.
Answer: Police become the most powerful agent.
d) None of the above.
236. ‘Occupy Wall Street’ means –
a) to capture Wall Street in New York.
b) to capture Wall Street in London.
c) to capture Wall Street in Washington.
Answer: to snatch control of finance and business in the USA from corporate capitalism.
237. Limerick Kx?
a) A form of light verse
b) A form of one act play
Answer: A kind of short narrative poem
d) Love poem
238. Investment is always for good returns. Here ‘Return’ means –
a) returning a purchased article
Answer: getting money as profit
c) enjoying good will
d) economic systems
239. “Vote rigging” means –
a) casting vote
Answer: making vote forgery
c) Giving seal on ballot
d) collecting vote
240. ‘Stark’ means –
a) simple
b) easy
Answer: unpleasant
d) colorful
241. “ subjudice” means –
a) judicial substance
b) matter already decided by the court
c) extra-judicial matter
d) judicial enquiry
Answer: matter under judicial consideration
242. One whose attitude is ‘eat, drink and be merry’ is –
a) materialistic
Answer: epicurean
c) cynic
d) stoic
243. Words inscribed on a tomb is an –
a) epitome
b) epithet
c) episode
Answer: epitaph
244. ‘A place for keeping bees’ is –
Answer: Apiary
b) Nest
c) Den
d) Aerie
245. The treatment of skin diseases is known as -
a) darmitology
b) dermitology
Answer: dermatology
d) domatology
246. One who retires from society to live a solitary life is known as –
Answer: Recluse
b) teetotaler
c) Iconoclast
d) Epicure
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