Practice Section 12 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-1) A shady fertile place in the desert
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oasis
Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-2) One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views
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Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-3) One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle differences
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Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-4) One who finds nothing good in anything
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Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-5) Giving undue favours to one's own kith and kin
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Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-6) Bitter and violent attack in words
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Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-7) To free a person by a verdict of ‘not guilty’.
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acquit
acquit (V.) : to decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime
acquaint (V.) : to make somebody/yourself familiar with/ aware of something
acquiesce (V.) : to accept something without arguing
Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-8) A place where soldiers live.
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barracks
barracks (N.) : a large building/ group of buildings for soldiers to live in
shacks (N.) : a small building usually made of wood/ metal, that has not been built well ordnance
depots (N.) : where military supplies and materials are stored
Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-9) The act of killing one’s own brother or sister
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fratricide
fratricide (N.) : the crime of killing your brother/ sister
homicide (N.) : the crime of killing somebody deliberately
patricide (N.) : the crime of killing your father
Directions:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q-10) Person who eats too much
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glutton