Word Substitution (Page 4)

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Q. Work for which no regular salary is paid –

(a) Honorable
(b) Honorary
(c) Temporary
(d) Ad-hoc

Answer

Honorary.


Q. Which of the words means ‘a cure for all diseases’

(a) Exorcism
(b) Incantation
(c) Panacea
(d) Antibiotic

Answer

Panacea.


Q. ‘Gratis’ means –

(a) without taking any money
(b) without making any payment
(c) without taking any care
(d) without paying any attention

Answer

without making any payment.


Q. One who / that which cannot be corrected

(a) unintelligible
(b) Indelible
(c) Illegible
(d) Incorrigible

Answer

Incorrigible.


Q. Decision that cannot be taken back –

(a) irrevocable
(b) rigid
(c) order
(d) brief

Answer

irrevocable.


Q. That cannot be corrected or improved –

(a) incredible
(b) inevitable
(c) incorrigible
(d) inauspicious

Answer

incorrigible.


Q. Incapable of being seen through

(a) Ductile
(b) Opaque
(c) Obsolete
(d) Potable

Answer

Opaque.


Q. Theology’ is a term related to –

(a) Study of education
(b) Study of vote
(c) Study of religion
(d) Study of politics

Answer

Study of religion.


Q. What is ‘Linguistics’?

(a) The study of history
(b) The study of literature
(c) The study of prose
(d) The scientific study of language

Answer

The scientific study of language.


Q. Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with –

(a) Structure of animal and plants
(b) functioning of body organs
(c) animal behaviour
(d) cells and tissues

Answer

Structure of animal and plants

Q. Philology is –

(a) study of bones
(b) study of muscles
(c) study of languages
(d) study of architecture

Answer

study of languages


Q. A myth is –

(a) an adventurous story
(b) a mysterious story
(c) a detective story
(d) a legend

Answer

a legend


Q. Study of life in outer space is known as –

(a) exobiology
(b) endobiology
(c) enterobiology
(d) neobiollgy

Answer

exobiology


Q. Cosmology deals with:

(a) Creation of the universe
(b) Origin of life
(c) Cell formation
(d) Origin of plants

Answer

Creation of the universe


Q. ‘Oncology’ relates to –

(a) law
(b) medicine
(c) ecology
(d) environment

Answer

medicine

Q. Oncology means doctor who treats –

(a) kidney diseases
(b) stomach diseases
(c) cancer
(d) brain diseases

Answer

cancer


Q. The study of mankind-

(a) Elocution
(b) Physiology
(c) Anatomy
(d) Anthropology

Answer

Anthropology


Q. The study of ancient societies –

(a) Anthropology
(b) Archaeology
(c) History
(d) Ethnology

Answer

Archaeology


Q. Ornithology is the study of –

(a) bones
(b) birds
(c) smells
(d) ecology

Answer

birds


Q. The science of heredity is –

(a) Pathology
(b) Genetics
(c) Hematology
(d) Morphology

Answer

Genetics


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