Vocab Mind Power (Set – 26) | Boost Your English Skills

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Test your vocabulary and grammar skills with our carefully curated questions designed for competitive exam aspirants. Perfect for WBCS, CGL/CHSL/MTS & WBP/KP Constable, and more!

1. What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Reliance”?

(A) Mainstay,

(B) Independency

(C) Self-reliance

(D) Independence

Ans (A)

Explanation: –

Reliance

Definition: Dependence on or trust in someone or something.

Synonyms: Dependence, Mainstay, Pillar, Standby

Antonyms: Independence, Independency, Self-dependence, Self-reliance

Usage: Scaling up solar and wind power in line with the goal of reaching 175 GW of

renewable energy by 2022, steadily reducing reliance on coal.

 

2. Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Complacency”?

(A) Heartburn

(B) Stagnancy

(C) Dissatisfaction

(D) Complacency

Ans (D)

Explanation: –

Complacency

Definition: A feeling of smug or uncritical

satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

Synonyms: Smugness, Self-satisfaction, Self-approval

Antonyms: Dissatisfaction

Usage: The prospect of increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and sea level rise in a warming world affecting small

 

3. Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Faraway”?

(A) Discontinuous

(B) Distant

(C) Apart

(D) proximate

Ans (D)

Explanation: –

Faraway

Definition: Distant in space or time.

Synonyms: Distant, Far Off, Far

Antonyms: Nearby, Neighboring,  proximate

Usage: Exotic and faraway locations

 

4. Choose the correct antonym for the word “Tantrum”-

(A) Blow-up

(B) Outburst

(C) Happiness

(D) Flare-up

Ans (C)

Explanation: –

Tantrum

Definition: An uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child.

Synonyms: Fit, Outburst, Flare-up, Blow-up, Pet

Antonyms: Happiness, Peace, Calm

Usage: He has temper tantrums if he can’t get his own way

 

 

Direction (05-06): – Choose the most relevant one word: –

5. One hides away in a ship or passenger vehicle to obtain a free passage-

(A) Stowaway

(B) Privacy

(C) Retirement

(D) Solitude

Ans (A)

Explanation: –

One hides away in a ship or passenger vehicle to obtain a free passage- Stowaway

 

6. The study of ancient civilization –

(A) Archaeology

(B) Anthropology

(C) Paleontology

(D) Geology

Ans (A)

Explanation: –

The study of ancient civilization – Archaeology

 

Direction (07-08): Choose the correctly spelt word: –

7.  (A) Genious

      (B) Genius

      (C) Genuis

      (D) Ginius

Ans (B)

Explanation: –

(B) Genius

 

8. (A) Mathemetics

      (B) Mathmetics

      (C) Mathematics

      (D) Mathmatics

Ans (C)

Explanation: –

(C) Mathematics

 

Direction (9-10): Choose the most appropriate Idioms: –

9. If you ______________to someone, you tell them your personal and private feelings.

(A) Bared your own Heart

(B) Bare Your Heart

(C) Bared Your Heart

(D) Baring Your Heart

Ans (B)

Explanation: –

Bare your heart

Meaning: To share one’s intimate thoughts or feelings with another person.

Example: If you bare your heart to someone, you tell them your personal and private feelings. (‘Bare your soul’ is an alternative form of the idiom.)

 

 

10. If a person is very underweight, they are_____, or bones.

(A) all bone

(B) all skin

(C) Some skin and bone

(D) all skin and bone

Ans (D)

Explanation: –                                                                                   

All skin and bone

Meaning: To be very thin in a way that is not healthy or attractive.

Example: If a person is very underweight, they are all skin and bone or bones.

 

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