Directions (1-15): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with five options. Choose the correct word to substitute the given phrase/sentence in each case and mark that as your answer.
Q1. A person living permanently in a certain place
(a) Resident
(b) Subject
(c)Domicile
(d) Native
(e) Hypochondriac
Q2. Mania of stealing things
(a) Hypomania
(b) Logomania
(c) Kleptomania
(d) Stelomania
(e) Verbatim
Q3. One who loves mankind is called
(a) Optimist
(b) Truant
(c) Optometrist
(d) Philanthropist
(e)Prolepsis
Q4. A government run by a dictator is termed as
(a) Democracy
(b) Autocracy
(c) Oligracy
(d) Theocracy
(e) Petrify
Q5. A remedy for all disease is
(a) Medicine
(b) Panacea
(c) Medica
(d) Medical
(e)Homicide
Q6. More than enough in capacity or amount
(a) Ample
(b) Derisory
(c) Inadequate
(d) Liberal
(e) Centurion
Q7. An office for which no salary is paid
(a) Honorary
(b) Hospitable
(c) Gratis
(d) Free
(e) Centenarian
Q8. A handwriting which cannot be easily read
(a) Precise
(b) Lucid
(c) Edible
(d) Legible
(e) Illegible
Q9. One who comes to settle in a foreign country
(a) Visitor
(b) Tourist
(c) Immigrant
(d) Emigrant
(e) Avenue
Q10. One who is habitually good to others
(a) Façade
(b) Angel
(c) Humanitarian
(d) Altruist
(e) Helper
Q11. A place to bury dead bodies
(a) Catacomb
(b) Sepulcher
(c) Crypt
(d) Boudoir
(e) Cemetery
Q12. Living for years and years
(a) Permanent
(b) Annual
(c) Continuous
(d) Perennial
(e) Chaos
Q13. The yearly return of a date
(a) Anniversary
(b) Birthday
(c) Recurrence
(d) Ceremony
(e) Anarchy
Q14. One who cannot be changed or reformed
(a) Invulnerable
(b)Incorrigible
(c) Incurable
(d)Hardened
(e) Unruly
Q15. The cessation of warfare before signing a treaty
(a) Armistice
(b) Suspension
(c) Ceasefire
(d) Truce
(e) Misrule
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Domicile means the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with.
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. kleptomania a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. Philanthropist means a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Autocracy means a system of government by one person with absolute power.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Panacea means a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. Ample means enough or more than enough; plentiful.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. An honorary position in an organization is one for which no payment is made.
S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. Illegible means impossible or almost impossible to read because of being very untidy or not clear.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Immigrant means a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. a person who cares about others and helps them despite not gaining anything by doing this.
S11. Ans. (e)
Sol. Cemetery means an area of ground in which dead bodies are buried
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. Perennial means lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. Anniversary means the day on which an important event happened in a previous year.
S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. An incorrigible person or incorrigible behaviour is bad and impossible to change or improve.
S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. Armistice means a formal agreement between two countries or groups at war to stop fighting for a particular time, especially to talk about possible peace.