151. Choose the correct one word substitution from the given options : The study of plants
- A. Biology
- D. Geology
- B. Zoology
- C. Botany
व्याख्या: 'Botany' (vanaspati vigyan) vigyan ki woh shaakha hai jismein paudhon ka adhyayan kiya jaata hai. 'Zoology' mein pashuon ka adhyayan hota hai.
152. The most suitable one-word substitute of the following words:- (a) A political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. (b) A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
- B. (a) Monarch (b) Epigraph
- A. (a) President (b) Elegy
- C. (a) Demagogue (b) Epitaph
- D. (a) Drover (b) Epithet
व्याख्या: (a) 'Demagogue' ek aisa neta hota hai jo tark ke bajaye logon ki bhavnaon aur purvagrahon ko bhadkakar samarthan haasil karta hai. (b) 'Epitaph' (smriti-lekh) kisi ki kabr par likha gaya lekh hota hai.
153. A killing of one person by the other is called:
- B. Homogenize
- A. Ominous
- D. Hominid
- C. Homicide
व्याख्या: 'Homicide' (manav-hatya) ka kanooni arth hai ek insan dwara doosre insan ki hatya karna.
154. Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the given word/ sentence : Murder of a king
- D. Uxoricide
- B. Matricide
- C. Parricide
- A. Regicide
व्याख्या: 'Regicide' ka arth hai 'raja ki hatya'. 'Regis' Latin mein raja ke liye hota hai aur '-cide' hatya ke liye.
155. Give one word for ‘one who hates mankind’.
- C. Fascist
- D. Sadist
- B. Misanthrope
- A. Nazist
व्याख्या: A 'misanthrope' woh vyakti hota hai jo manav jaati se nafrat ya avishwas karta hai.
156. Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.That which cannot be corrected.
- D. Indelible
- B. Illegible
- C. Incorrigible
- A. Unintelligible
व्याख्या: 'Incorrigible' (asanshodhaniya) ka matlab hai jise sudhara na ja sake, aamtaur par kisi vyakti ki buri aadaton ke liye istemaal hota hai.
157. What does the word 'pre-war' means ?
- C. during the war
- D. between the war
- A. before the war
- B. after the war
व्याख्या: Prefix 'pre-' ka arth hota hai 'pahle'. Isliye 'pre-war' ka matlab hai 'yuddh se pahle'.
158. Which of the following word means:A way of speaking or writing that makes someone sound bigger, better than they are.
- A. Hyperbole
- B. Understatement
- D. Meiosis
- C. Belittlement
व्याख्या: 'Hyperbole' (atishyokti) ek alankar hai jismein kisi baat ko badha-chadha kar kaha jaata hai.
159. Choose the word which means the following:The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed.
- A. Amnesty
- C. Agreement
- D. Armistice
- B. Amiablity
व्याख्या: An 'Armistice' (yuddhaviram) yuddh ko rokne ka ek asthayi samjhauta hota hai, jabki shanti sandhi (peace treaty) par baat-cheet chalti rehti hai.
160. Choose the most appropriate one-word substitution of the given sentence: A portable case for holding papers, drawings, documents etc.
- C. rack
- A. wardrobe
- B. briefcase
- D. portfolio
व्याख्या: A 'portfolio' ek patla, flat case hota hai jo khas taur par kagaz, documents ya drawings rakhne ke liye istemaal kiya jaata hai.
