Vocabulary Questions

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Recapitulate

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Filthy

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Choose the correct alternative indicating the true meaning of the word-pair 'अभय – उभय' (Abhay – Ubhay):

Which of the following is a synonym of the word 'कानन' (Kanan)?

In the standard usage of the compound terminology pair 'आधि – व्याधि' (Aadhi – Vyadhi), what does the specific term 'आधि' (Aadhi) represent?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fall out with someone

Choose the correct option indicating the meanings of the word-pair 'इति - ईति' (Iti - Eeti):

In poetry, what is the meaning of the word 'धर्म' (Dharma) when referred to as the decorative attributes of a verse (अलंकार)?

Choose the correct alternative indicating the true meanings of the word-pair 'कांति – क्लांति' (Kanti – Klanti):

Select the masculine word (Pullinga) from the options below:

In the line "खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी", the word "मर्दानी" (Mardani) means:

What is the exact synonym/meaning of the word 'अभिज्ञ' (Abhijna)?

Identify the correct pair of words that sound similar but have different meanings (Shrutisam Bhinnarthak Shabda).

What is the meaning/homonymic definition of the word 'Arghya' ('अर्घ्य')?

Which of the following words is a 'Tadbhav' word?

Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of 'त्र्यंबक' (Tryambak)?

Select the correct meaning pair for the given word couple 'शुचि - सूची' (Shuchi - Suchi).

Which is a common single word that means both 'चन्द्रमा' (Moon) and 'ब्राह्मण' (Brahmin)?

What is the correct proverb (Lokokti) for the meaning 'An unfortunate person remains deprived of happiness' ('अभागा सुख से वंचित रह जाता है')?

What is a law or rule passed and accepted by a legislature (Vidhan Mandal) called?

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Not allowed to do or be something

Select the option with the correct spelling to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
It was a priviledge to meet the finance minister of the country last week.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
No one even thought that Sheila's success would burst the bubble.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An extremely abnormal fear of confined space

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Enthusiastic

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
The people affected with ____________ are vulnerable to other infections as well.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Lullaby

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Delighted

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Pride

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Sunny

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the options given below.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
Nicholas Copernicus is famous for showing the world that the sun is the_________ of the universe in 1543 AD in Poland. He also noticed that some planets appeared to change directions when moving __________ the sky. Earlier astronomers believed in the phenomenon of retrograde motion but Copernicus saw it as _____________ that earth orbited the sun like other planets did.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
20 years ago, due to a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York, the US started a war with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Recently, the US soldiers (1) __________ to leave Afghanistan, and the Taliban quickly took (2) __________ of nearly all the country. The Afghan president ran (3) __________ from the country, and only a few hours later, the Taliban took control of (4) __________ presidential palace.
Thousands of Afghans wanted to leave the country, (5) __________ caused chaos at the international airport in Kabul. Foreign diplomats left the country because it was not safe for them anymore.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 2.

'स्वर्ग' (Swarg), 'पृथ्वी' (Prithvi), and 'हरिण' (Harin) are homonyms/polysemous words (Anekarthi) for which of the following terms?

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Indians _______ plants like Peepal and Tulsi sacred and worship them.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Fragile

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
To frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
When the news of the Covid vaccine came, everybody in the house was _______.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Once for all

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Just

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Impatient

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Melodramatic

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A group of vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops

I was brought up in a village. Those days there (1) ______ no televisions, music systems or VCDs at (2) ______. Our only luxury was books. I was fortunate (3) ______ grandparents. My grandfather was a retired school (4) ______ and an avid reader. He knew a large (5) ______ of Sanskrit texts by heart and every night, under the dark sky with the twinkling stars, he would tell me many stories.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5.

I was brought up in a village. Those days there (1) ______ no televisions, music systems or VCDs at (2) ______. Our only luxury was books. I was fortunate (3) ______ grandparents. My grandfather was a retired school (4) ______ and an avid reader. He knew a large (5) ______ of Sanskrit texts by heart and every night, under the dark sky with the twinkling stars, he would tell me many stories.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 4.

I was brought up in a village. Those days there (1) ______ no televisions, music systems or VCDs at (2) ______. Our only luxury was books. I was fortunate (3) ______ grandparents. My grandfather was a retired school (4) ______ and an avid reader. He knew a large (5) ______ of Sanskrit texts by heart and every night, under the dark sky with the twinkling stars, he would tell me many stories.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 2.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Prosper

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Eye wash

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Starve

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
They are facing a _______ competition in business.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.