Practice Section 5 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-1)   A song sung at the death of a person

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Explanation:

elegy

elegy (N.) : a poem or song that expresses sadness, especially for somebody who has died.

sonnet (N.) : a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme

ode (N.) : a poem that speaks to a person/thing/celebrates a special event

liturgy (N.) : a fixed form of public worship used in churches


Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-2)   One who tends to patronize, rebuff or ignore people regarded as social inferiors and imitate, admire people regarded as social superiors

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Explanation:

snob


Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-3)   A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually is return for rent

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Explanation:

lease

lease (N.) : a legal agreement that allows you to use a building piece of equipment/ some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent

assurance (N.) : guarantee; promise

deal (N.) : an agreement

bond (N.) : a legal agreement by which a bank lends you money to buy a house, etc. which you pay back over many years


Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-4)   Handwriting that cannot be read

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Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-5)   A person’s peculiar habit

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Explanation:

idiosyncracy


Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-6)   Related to moon

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Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-7)   Speed of an object in one

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Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-8)   A place where nuns live and work

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Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-9)   One who intervenes between , two or more parties to settle differences

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Directions:

In the following each question, select the correct alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence, from the given four alternatives.

Q-10)   Simple, fast-spreading plant without flowers of leaves, which can often cause disease

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