Practice Section 14 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-1)   A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes

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Directions:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-2)   A body of persons appointed to hear evidence and give their verdict in trials

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Directions:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-3)   A person of South African Dutch descent

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Explanation:

boer


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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-4)   A strong blast of wind.

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Directions:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-5)   A story in which animals or objects speak and give wholesome moral lesson.

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Explanation:

fable

fable (N.) : a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters

legend (N.) : a story from ancient times about people and events, that may/may not be true

parable (N.) : a short story that teaches a spiritual lesson, especially one of those told by Jesus as recorded in the Bible

allegory (N.) : a story, play, picture, etc. in which each character/event is a symbol representing an idea/a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.


Directions:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-6)   Introductory part or lines to a discourse or play

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prologue

prologue (N.) : a speech, etc. at the beginning of a play, book, or film that introduces it

blurb (N.) : a short description of a book, a new product, etc.

monoloque (N.) : a dramatic story, told/ performed by one person

epiloque (N.) : a speech, etc. at the end of a play, book, or film that acts as a conclusion


Directions:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-7)   A remedy for all diseases

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-8)   Wildly unreasonable, illogical or ridiculous

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Explanation:

absurd

absurd (Adj.) : completely ridiculous

abject (Adj.) : terrible and without hope

adept (N.) : a person who is good at doing something that is quite difficult

arid (Adj.) : having little/no rain; very dry


Directions:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-9)   Flat metal or Porcelain plate fixed on a wall as an ornament or memorial.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Q-10)   The absence of law and order

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