ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

                                 ENGLISH VOCAB

 ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1.       Murder of wife

                          – Uxoricide (पत्नी हत्या)

2.       Murder of sister 

                         –Sororicide(भगिनी हत्या)

3.       Murder of King

                         – Regicide(राजहत्या)

4.       Murder of father

                        – Patricide(पितृहंता)

5.       Murder of mother

                        – Matricide(मातृहत्या)

6.       An annual calendar with position of stars 

                        – Almanac(पंचांग)

7.       Something spiritual 

                        - Platonic(आध्यात्मिक)

8.       A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute 

                      – Arbitrator(पंच)

9.       A person who is bad in spellings 

                     – Cacographist(भ्रष्ट लिखावट)

10.   A person who writes beautiful hand writing 

                    – Calligraphist(सुलेखन)

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1.    The practice of marrying one a time
 – Monogamy(एकपत्नीत्व)

2.    The practice of having two wives or two husbands at a time
 – Bigamy(द्विविवाह)

3.    The practice of marrying more than one wife at time 
– Polygamy(बहुविवाह)

4.    The practice of marrying more than one husbands at a time 
– Polyandry(बहुपतित्व)

5.    A hater of Womankind 
– Misogynist(नारी द्वेषी)

6.    A lover of womankind 
– Philogynist(स्त्रीप्रेमी)

7.    A lover and collector of books 
– Bibliophile(पुस्तक प्रेमी)

8.    One who has a long experience of any occupation 
– Veteran(दीर्घानुभवी, दक्ष, कुशल)

9.    One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession
-Amateur(शौकिया)

10.  One who talks continuously
 – Loquacious(बातूनी)

11.  One who is out to destroy all government, law and order 
– Anarchist(अशासनवादी, विद्रोहवादी)

12.  One who does not care for art and literature 
– Philistine(अशिक्षित)

13.  One who can use either hand with ease 
– Ambidextrous(द्विहत्थी)

14.  A child born after the death of his father or the book published after the death of the writer. – Posthumous(मरणोपरांत)

15.  Incapable of being understood 
– Unintelligible (दुर्बोध)

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1.       A person who is womanish in his habits
– Effeminate(स्त्रीवत)

2.       Unconventional style of living
– Bohemian

3.       A person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another
– Emigrant(प्रवासी)

4.       A person who comes to one country from another in order to settle there – Immigrant(आप्रवासी)

5.       Fear of water
– Hydrophobia(जलांतक)

6.       A job with high salary but little responsibility
– Sinecure(चैन की नौकरी)

7.       A Speech made without any preparation
– Extempore(बिना तैयारी के)

8.       A person having same name as another
– Namesake(समनाम)

9.       The study of coins
- Numismatics(सिक्काशास्त्र)

10.   A home for old persons
– Infirmary

11.   To feel or express disapproval of something or someone
– Deprecate(निरुत्साहित करना)

12.   Easily duped or fooled
– Gullible(भोला)

13.   To keep a great person or event in people’s memory
– commemorate(स्मरण करना)

14.   One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views
– fanatic

15.   The action of looking within or into one’s own mind
– introspection(आत्मपरीक्षण)

English (Error Spotting)

 English (Error Spotting)

Directions (1-6): In each sentence below four word lettered (1), (2), (3) and (4) have been printed in bold type. One of which may be either inappropriate in the context of the sentence or wrongly spelt. The letter of that word is the answer. If all the four words are appropriate and also correctly spelt, mark (5), i.e. ‘All Correct’ as the answer.

1.      Noise (1)/seems to discourage (2)/sharks as I once chased (3)/ away a shark by slapping (4)/ my hand against the surface of the water. All Correct (5)

2.      A monstrous (1)/ snake (2)/ came up the hollow (3)/ trunk (4)/ of the tree. All correct (5)

3.      He was invited (1)/ to attend (2)/ the inaugural (3)/ of the all party meat (4). All correct (5)

4.      One should be able for (1)/ differentiate (2)/ between what is desirable (3)/ and what (4)/ is not. All correct (5)

5.      They were quiet (1)/ amazed  (2)/ at the turn (3)/ of events (4). All correct (5)

6.      The faster  (1)/ he adjusts to a novel situation (2)/ the soon (3)/ will he be rewarded (4)/. All correct (5)

Directions (7-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the  sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuations, if any)

7.       The accountant (1)/ and the cashier (2)/ is (3)/ absent today (4)/ No error (5)

8.       Both the civilians (1)/ and army man (2)/ joined (3)/ the First World War (4)./ No error (5)

9.       The Pendula of these clock (1)/ are not working (2)/ properly hence (3)/ she has decided to sell them (4)/ No error (5)

10.   It’s good to go out (1)/ to work because (2)/ you come into contact (3)/ with other people (4)/. No error (5)

11.   He, You and I (1)/ will go to (2)/ visit the Taj Mahal (3)/ together. (4)/ No error (5)

12.   Even your (1)/ next relation (2)/ did not come (3)/ to your co-operation (4)/ No error (5)

13.   Since most of the urban people (1)/ have been lived in polluted areas (2)/ they suffer from severe (3)/ diseases caused by pollution (4)/ No error (5)

14.   Kunal’s father advised (1)/ him not to (2)/ ride the motorcycle (3)/ lately at night (4)/ No error (5)

15.   We saw a man (1)/ from the mist (2)/ but we could not (3)/ see who he was (4)./ No error (5)

Answers:

Qns.	Ans.	Qns.	Ans.	Qns.	Ans.
1	4	6	3	11	1
2	5	7	3	12	2
3	3	8	2	13	2
4	2	9	1	14	4
5	2	10	1	15	2