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One Word Substitution Part-1

(1)A handsome man-
(a)Tycoon
(b)Adonis
(c)Cavalier
(d)Debonair
Ans-b(Adonis-सुदर्शन व्यक्ति)
(2)A person who deliberately sets fire to a building-
(a)Arsonist
(b)Extortionist
(c)Hijacker
(d)Assassin
Ans-a(Arsonist-आगजनी करने वाला)
(3)An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated-
(a)Alimony
(b)Parsimony
(c)Matrimony
(d)Honorarium
Ans-a(Alimony-गुजारा भत्ता)
(4)A published collection of poems or other pieces of writing-
(a)Edition
(b)Omnibus
(c)Compilation
(d)Anthology
Ans-d(Anthology-संग्रह)
(5)A place where bees are kept-
(a)Apiary
(b)Nursery
(c)Aviary
(d)Kennel
Ans-a(Apiary-मधुमक्षिशाला)
(6)The Philosophy of putting another’s welfare above one’s own-
(a)Agnosticism
(b)Polytheism
(c)Altruism
(d)Iconoclasm
Ans-c(Altruism-परोपकारिता)
(7)No longer a child, but not yet an adult-
(a)Youngster
(b)Adolescent
(c)Juvenile
(d)Yokel
Ans-b(Adolescent-किशोर कालीन)
(8)Deviation from the right course-
(a)Imagination
(b)Amalgamation
(c)Illumination
(d)Aberration
Ans-d(Aberration-पथभ्रष्टता)
(9)One who is able to use both hands-
(a)Sinister
(b)Ambidextrous
(c)Ambivalent
(d)Amateur
Ans-b(Ambidextrous-दोनों हाथों से निपुण)
(10)A record of one’s own life written by oneself-
(a)History
(b)Biography
(c)Bibliography
(d)Autobiography
Ans-d(Autobiography-आत्मकथा)
(11)The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art-
(a)Artistic
(b)Aesthetics
(c)Ethics
(d)Metaphysics
Ans-b(Aesthetics-सौंदर्यशास्त्र)
(12)A state of emotional or intellectual separation-
(a)Euphoria
(b)Ecstasy
(c)Alienation
(d)Communion
Ans-c(Alienation-परकीकरण)
(13)Head of Monks in an abbey-
(a)Padre
(b)Dean
(c)Abbot
(d)Deacon
Ans-c(Abbot-मठाधिकारी)
(14)A person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others-
(a)Egoist
(b)Unselfish
(c)Altruist
(d)Welfarist
Ans-c(Altruist-परोपकारी)
(15)Animals that can live on land and in water-
(a)Anthropoid
(b)Aquatic
(c)Amphibian
(d)Marsupial
Ans-c(Amphibian-उभयचर)
(16)A state where there is no effective government-
(a)Secular
(b)Democracy
(c)Governance
(d)Anarchy
Ans-d(Anarchy-अराजकता)
(17)Substance used in surgery to produce unconsciousness-
(a)Antiseptic
(b)Antidote
(c)Anesthetic
(d)Cocaine
Ans-c(Anesthetic-चेतना शून्य करनेवाली औषधि)
(18)A place for fish or water plants-
(a)Aviary
(b)Apiary
(c)Herbarium
(d)Aquarium
Ans-d(Aquarium-मछलीघर)
(19)General pardon for offences against the state-
(a)Sanctify
(b)Amnesty
(c)Gratuity
(d)Red-tapism
Ans-b(Amnesty-अपराध क्षमा, राज क्षमा)
(20)Having to do with artistic beauty-
(a)Aesthetic
(b)Excellence
(c)Artful
(d)Creative
Ans-a(Aesthetic-सौंदर्यशास्त्र)
(21)Lack of feeling-
(a)Empathy
(b)Apathy
(c)Sympathy
(d)Pity
Ans-b(Apathy-उदासीनता)
(22)Loss of memory-
(a)Ambrosia
(b)Amnesia
(c)Insomnia
(d)Forgetting
Ans-b(Amnesia-यादाश्त खो जाना/विस्मरण)
(23)One who does not believe in the existence of God-
(a)Cynic
(b)Atheist
(c)Mystic
(d)Theist
Ans-b(Atheist-नास्तिक)
(24)Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter-
(a)Pun
(b)Alliteration
(c)Transferred epithet
(d)Oxymoron
Ans-b(Alliteration-अनुप्रास)
(25)Capable of being interpreted in two ways-
(a)Confusing
(b)Unclear
(c)Ambiguous
(d)Ambivert
Ans-c(Ambiguous-दो अर्थोंवाला)

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