Competitive Exams : English Language - One Word (Set 1) | Concept of Maths

Question 1

1. A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules is called:

A) Pedant

B) Egotist

C) Chauvinist

D) Cosmopolitan

Answer

Correct Answer: A

Question 2

2. The practice of eating raw flesh (especially of raw animal meat or sacrifices) is known as:

A) Necrophagy

B) Omophagia

C) Anthropophagy

D) Phagocytosis

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Omophagia refers specifically to the practice of eating raw flesh, often associated with historical ritual practices.

Question 3

3. A short speech or poem addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a play is called:

A) Prolog

B) Soliloquy

C) Epilogue

D) Monologue

Answer

Correct Answer: C

An epilogue is a short speech or section at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.

Question 4

4. One who compiles or writes dictionaries is a/an:

A) Cartographer

B) Calligrapher

C) Lexicographer

D) Bibliophile

Answer

Correct Answer: C

Question 5

5. Extreme or irrational fear of confined, narrow, or crowded spaces is:

A) Acrophobia

B) Agoraphobia

C) Claustrophobia

D) Xenophobia

Answer

Correct Answer: C

Claustrophobia is the clinical term for the irrational fear of being in closed or confined spaces.

Question 6

6. A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition is called:

A) Menagerie

B) Aviary

C) Sanctuary

D) Apiary

Answer

Correct Answer: A

A menagerie is a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for public exhibition.

Question 7

7. One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or employment is a/an:

A) Vagrant

B) Exile

C) Migrant

D) Nomad

Answer

Correct Answer: A

A vagrant is a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place.

Question 8

8. A remedy, cure-all, or solution for all diseases, difficulties, or evils is a/an:

A) Nostrum

B) Panacea

C) Elixir

D) Antidote

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Question 9

9. A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society is known as a/an:

A) Misogynist

B) Misogamist

C) Misanthrope

D) Altruist

Answer

Correct Answer: C

Question 10

10. An associate or partner in a crime or wrongdoing is called a/an:

A) Accomplice

B) Colleague

C) Ally

D) Adherent

Answer

Correct Answer: A

An accomplice is a person who helps another commit a crime or commit an unlawful act.

Competitive Exams: English Language - One Word Substitution (Set 1) | Concept of Maths

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5. Extreme or irrational fear of confined, narrow, or crowded spaces is:

6. A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition is called:

7. One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or employment is a/an:

8. A remedy, cure-all, or solution for all diseases, difficulties, or evils is a/an:

9. A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society is known as a/an:

10. An associate or partner in a crime or wrongdoing is called a/an:

Competitive Exams : English Language - One Word (Set 1) | Concept of Maths

1. A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules is called:

2. The practice of eating raw flesh (especially of raw animal meat or sacrifices) is known as:

3. A short speech or poem addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a play is called:

4. One who compiles or writes dictionaries is a/an:

Competitive Exams: English Language - One Word Substitution (Set 1) | Concept of Maths

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6. A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition is called:

7. One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or employment is a/an:

8. A remedy, cure-all, or solution for all diseases, difficulties, or evils is a/an:

9. A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society is known as a/an:

10. An associate or partner in a crime or wrongdoing is called a/an: