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Today’s quiz is based on “One word substitution Quiz”
Directions (1-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Q1. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks
(a) Megalomania
(b) Dipsomania
(c) Kleptomania
(d) Pyromania
Q2. A wall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an area
(a) Dam
(b) Mound
(c) Dyke
(d) Embankment
Q3. Body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial
(a) Corpse
(b) Mummy
(c) Morgue
(d) Mortuary
Q4. That which cannot be captured
(a) Unbreakable
(b) Ungrippable
(c) Impregnable
(d) Slippery
Q5. Words uttered impiously about God
(a) Amoral
(b) Philosophy
(c) Logic
(d) Blasphemy
Q6. Specialized in branch related to origin of diseases
(a) Etiologist
(b) Philologist
(c) Endocrinologist
(d) Gerontologist
Q7. A story that expresses ideas through symbols
(a) Almanac
(b) Axiom
(c) Anomaly
(d) Allegory
Q8. Basic facts of a matter
(a) Nitty gritty
(b) Spick and Span
(c) Deficit
(d) Nadir
Q9. Secret or illegal religious meeting
(a) Conventicler
(b) Carrion
(c) Haggle
(d) Savant
Q10. A very delicate flaw or mistake which is not expected from the person making it
(a) Sanguine
(b) Sacrament
(c) Solecism
(d) Sententious
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Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Dipsomania’ means alcoholism, specifically in a form characterized by intermittent bouts of craving for alcohol.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Dyke’ means a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Mummy’ means (especially in ancient Egypt) a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Ungrippable’ means something on which we can’t have a grip.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Blasphemy’ means the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Philologist – one who studies languages.
Endocrinologist – is one who studies the various hormones and their actions and disorders in the body.
Gerontologist –The scientific study of the biological, psychological, and sociological phenomena associated with old age and aging.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Almanac: an annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables.
Axiom: a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
Anomaly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nadir: the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.
Deficit: the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
Spick and span: neat, clean, and well looked after.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Carrion: the decaying flesh of dead animals.
Haggle: dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.
Savant: a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist.
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Sanguine: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Sacrament: a ceremony regarded as imparting spiritual grace, in particular:
Sententious: given to moralize in a pompous or affected manner.
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