General English Quiz and Answers
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly
(A) Inane
(B) Inapt
(C) Inarch
(D) Inarticulate
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Inarticulate describes someone who is unable to express themselves clearly or pronounce words distinctly.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Story of an individual written by himself
(A) Biography
(B) History
(C) Novel
(D) Autobiography
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
An autobiography is a written account of one's own life, making it the appropriate one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Any award, honour or laudatory notice
(A) Complement
(B) Deal
(C) Statute
(D) Accolade
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
An accolade is any award, honor, or laudatory notice, making it the suitable one-word substitute.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A keeper or custodian of a museum
(A) Creator
(B) Developer
(C) Master
(D) Curator
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
A curator is a person responsible for the care, maintenance, and management of a museum or other collection, fitting the given context.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Beat around the bush
(A) Avoid praising someone and demean
(B) Avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout way
(C) Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is not funny
(D) Avoid using foul words to make someone uncomfortable
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
"Beat around the bush" means to avoid addressing the main issue or topic and instead talk in a vague or indirect manner.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase.
Adjust or make right; correct, amend
(A) Recruit
(B) Recreate
(C) Recourse
(D) Rectify
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Rectify: To adjust, make right, correct, or amend.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen
(A) Desolate
(B) Suspicious
(C) Ominous
(D) Bleak
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Ominous: Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Feeling or showing extreme tiredness
(A) Vitalised
(B) Nervous
(C) Weary
(D) Drowsy
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Weary: Feeling or showing extreme tiredness.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely
(A) Peristyle
(B) Perpetual
(C) Perplex
(D) Permissive
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Perpetual: Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A small organised dissenting group within a larger one
(A) Band
(B) Set
(C) Faction
(D) Cluster
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
A faction is a small, organized group within a larger one, often with dissenting or opposing views.
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