ENGLISH QUIZ FOR 12th AUGUST 2017

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ENGLISH QUIZ

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Q1.   Life history of a man written by himself.

  1. Biography
  2. Auto Biography
  3. Calligraphy
  4. Bibliography

 

Q2.   Science of plants.

  1. Zoology
  2. Geology
  3. Anthropology
  4. Botany

 

Q3.   Study of mankind.

  1. Pathology
  2. Philology
  3. Physiology
  4. Anthropology

 

Q4.   Matter written by hand.

  1. Handwritten
  2. Manuscript
  3. Amnesty
  4. Proof

 

Q5.   The study of ancient societies.

  1. Anthropology
  2. Archaeology
  3. History
  4. Ethnology

 

Q6.   A man who has not been married.

  1. Solitary
  2. Widower
  3. Bachelor
  4. Spinster

 

Q7.   Remarks which have no order or connection.

  1. Incognito
  2. Irrelevant
  3. Incoherent
  4. Puissant

 

Q8.   A man devoid of kindly feeling and sympathy.

  1. Callous
  2. Cruel
  3. Brute
  4. Egoist

 

Q9.   One who is easily led.

  1. Tenable
  2. Usurious
  3. Tractable
  4. Subservient

 

Q10. A collection of poems.

  1. Pathology
  2. Anthology
  3. Oncology
  4. Pedology

 

Q11. One whose wife is dead.

  1. Widower
  2. Widow
  3. Divorcee
  4. Celibate

 

Q12. The practice of having more than one wife at a time.

  1. Polygamy
  2. Monogamy
  3. Polyandry
  4. Bigamy

 

Q13. One who abstains totally from alcoholic drinks.

  1. Recluse
  2. Teetotaller
  3. Sceptic
  4. Stoic

 

Q14. One who collects postage stamps.

  1. Philatelist
  2. Stamp Collector
  3. Vender
  4. Lexicographer

 

Q15. One who is an expert in judging art, music etc

  1. Expert
  2. Connoisseur
  3. Musician
  4. Artist

 

Q16. One who hates mankind.

  1. Philanthropist
  2. Misanthrope
  3. Hater
  4. Rebel

 

Q17. The plants and vegetation of a certain region.

  1. Fauna
  2. Flora
  3. Forest
  4. Vegetation

 

Q18. Born of unmarried parents.

  1. Legitimate
  2. Illegitimate
  3. Orphan
  4. Adopted

 

Q19. A poem of meaning.

  1. Elegy
  2. Sonnet
  3. Lyric
  4. Epic

 

Q20. A game in which no one wins.

  1. Abandoned
  2. Drawn
  3. Postponed
  4. Obsolete

 

-:ANSWERS:-

1ANSWER:B

2ANSWER:D

3ANSWER:D

4ANSWER:B

5ANSWER:A

6ANSWER:C

7ANSWER:C

8ANSWER:A

9ANSWER:C

10ANSWER:B

11ANSWER:B

12ANSWER:A

13ANSWER:B

14ANSWER:A

15ANSWER:B

16ANSWER:B

17ANSWER:B

18ANSWER:B

19ANSWER:A

20ANSWER:B