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

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Questions : The study of growing garden plants

(a) orchard

(b) nomenclature

(c) horticulture

(d) nursery

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

horticulture

horticulture (N.) : the cultivation of plants

nursery (N.) : a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale/for planting somewhere else

orchard (N.) : a piece of land, in which fruit trees are grown

nomenclature (N.) : a system of naming things (Science)

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Question : 1

One who believes in giving equal opportunity to women in all fields

a) Philanderer

b) Feminist

c) Misogynist

d) Fanatic

Answer: (b)

Question : 2

Submission to all that happens as inevitable

a) pragmatism

b) fatalism

c) superstition

d) pessimism

Answer: (b)

fatalism

fatalism (N.) : the belief that events are decided by fate and that you cannot control them

pessimism (N.) : a feeling that bad things will happen and that something will not be successful

pragmatism (N.) : thinking about solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas and theories

superstition (N.) : the belief that particular events happen in a way that cannot be explained by reason/ science

Question : 3

Study of tumors

a) Phrenology

b) Oenology

c) Upology

d) Oncology

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

A process involving too much official formality

a) diplomacy

b) bureaucracy

c) red-tapism

d) nepotism

Answer: (c)

red-tapism

red-tapism (N.) : the practice of requiring excessive paper work and tedious procedures before official action can be considered/ completed

nepotism (N.) : giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs

diplomacy (N.) : skill in dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting/offending them ; tact

bureaucracy (N.) : a system of government in which there are a large number of state officials who are not elected

Question : 5

Postponement or delay permitted in the suffering of a penalty or the discharge of an obligation.

a) spire

b) splurge

c) scourge

d) respite

Answer: (d)

respite

respite (N.) : the act of reprieving, postponing/ remitting punishment

spire (N.) : a tall pointed structure on the top of a building, especially a church

splurge (N.) : an act of spending a lot of money on something that you do not really need

scourge (N.) : a person who inspires fear/dread

Question : 6

A careful preservation and protection of wildlife is the need of the hour.

a) embankment

b) enhancement

c) conservation

d) management

Answer: (c)

conservation

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