Competitive Exams : English Language - One Word (Set 5) | Concept of Maths

Question 1

1. One who has an obsessive, uncontrollable desire to steal.

A) Megalomaniac

B) Kleptomaniac

C) Pyromaniac

D) Dipsomaniac

Answer

Correct Answer: B

A 'kleptomaniac' is someone suffering from an obsessive impulse to steal, typically without economic motive.

Question 2

2. Feigning illness to evade duty, work, or responsibility.

A) Shirking

B) Malingering

C) Procrastinating

D) Lingering

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Question 3

3. A decision-making system or government where power is held entirely by the wealthiest social class.

A) Oligarchy

B) Kakistocracy

C) Meritocracy

D) Plutocracy

Answer

Correct Answer: D

Question 4

4. An extremely talkative, wordy, or rambling style of communication, especially about trivial matters.

A) Taciturn

B) Laconic

C) Garrulous

D) Reticent

Answer

Correct Answer: C

Question 5

5. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

A) Autocracy

B) Oligocracy

C) Theocracy

D) Plutocracy

Answer

Correct Answer: C

Question 6

6. A standard, test, or criterion by which something is judged, evaluated, or decided.

A) Touchstone

B) Benchmark

C) Milestone

D) Cornerstone

Answer

Correct Answer: A

A 'touchstone' is a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.

Question 7

7. A person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain, showing no emotion or complaint.

A) Ascetic

B) Epicurean

C) Stoic

D) Hedonist

Answer

Correct Answer: C

A 'stoic' can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

Question 8

8. A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or people.

A) Museum

B) Library

C) Repertory

D) Archives

Answer

Correct Answer: D

'Archives' are historical documents or records that are preserved for research and evidence.

Question 9

9. The scientific study of the origin and historical development of words.

A) Entomology

B) Etymology

C) Philology

D) Lexicography

Answer

Correct Answer: B

'Etymology' is the study of word origins and how their meanings have changed over time.

Question 10

10. A universal remedy or cure for all diseases, evils, or difficulties.

A) Elixir

B) Panacea

C) Placebo

D) Nostrum

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Competitive Exams : English Language - One Word (Set 5) | Concept of Maths