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Questions : Liable to be easily broken.

(a) translucent

(b) brittle

(c) unhealthy

(d) opaque

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

brittle

brittle (Adj.) : hard but eassily broken

translucent (Adj.) : allowing light to pass through but not transparent

opaque (Adj.) : not clear enough to see through/allow light through

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Question : 1

A room or building, for the preservation of plants.

a) plantation

b) farmyard

c) greenhouse

d) plantain

Answer: (c)

green house

green house (N.) : a building with glass sides and a glass roof for growing plants in

plantation (N.) : a large area of land that is planted with trees to produce wood

farmyard (N.) : an area that is surrounded by farm buildings

plantain (N.) : a fruit like a large banana, but less sweet, that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Question : 2

A large number of fish swimming together.

a) troupe

b) swarm

c) litter

d) shoal

Answer: (d)

shoal

shoal (N.) : a large number of fish swimming together as a group

troupe (N.) : a group of actors, singers, etc. who work together

litter (N.) : a number of baby animals that one mother gives birth to at the same time — puppies

swarm (N.) : a large graup of insects (bees)

Question : 3

A list of things to be discussed at a meeting.

a) minutes

b) issues

c) agenda

d) data

Answer: (c)

agenda

agenda (N.) : a list of items to be discussed at a meeting

minutes (N.) : a summary/ record of what is said/decided at a formal meeting

issues (N.) : an important topic that people are discussing/arguing about

data (N.) : facts/information, especially when examined and used for finding out things/ for making decisions

Question : 4

A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed to a large assembly.

a) hullabaloo

b) cacophony

c) pandemonium

d) harangue

Answer: (d)

harangue

harangue (N.) : a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

hullabaloo (N.) : disturbance usually in protest

cacophony (N.) : loud confusing disagreeable sounds

pandemonium (N.) : a state of extreme confusion and disorder

Question : 5

A person speaking many languages

a) conversant

b) polyglot

c) talkative

d) orator

Answer: (b)

polyglot

polyglot (N.) : a person who knows, uses/writes in more than one language c

onversant (Adj.) : knowing about something

orator (N.) : a person who delivers a speech/oration

Question : 6

Study of cultures

a) eremology

b) etymology

c) ethology

d) ethnology

Answer: (d)

ethnology

ethnology (N.) : the scientific study and comparison of human races

eremology (N.) : the systematic study of desert features and phenomena

etymology (N.) : the study of the origin and history of words and their meanings

ethology (N.) : the branch of zoology that studies the behaviour of animals in their natural habitats

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