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

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Q-1)   Rapid

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Q-2)   LEND

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Q-3)   RADICAL

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Explanation:

Radical comes from Latin radix (= root). If you make a radical change in something, the change goes to its very roots, thus affecting the entire thing. On the other hand, there are changes which do not disturb the entire thing; the changes take place only on the surface. In other words, they are superficial changes.


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Q-4)   Delete

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Q-5)   Humility

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Q-6)   Niggardly

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Q-7)   INGENUOUS

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Explanation:

An ingenuous person is innocent, trusting, and incapable of deceiving anyone. He or she lays bare their tricks. Will a cunning person ever do that?


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Q-8)   Barbarous

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Q-9)   DICTATORSHIP

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Explanation:

What happens in a dictatorship? All the decisions are made by the dictator — a ruler who has complete power in a country. In effect, it becomes a one-man rule. Countries like India, however, believe in a rule “by the people”. In other words, we believe in democracy. In a democracy, power is not centred in one person. The ruler is merely the representative or the people.


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Q-10)   Expand

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