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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an
important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC
Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL
Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc.
In order to help you practice and improve your verbal ability, we are providing
you this English Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from
SSC examinations held in the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in
the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5) In the questions out of the
four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given
words/sentence.
1. A collection
of poems
(a) Oncology (b) Pedogogy (c) Pathology (d) Anthology
2. One who
studies mankind
(a) Pathologist (b) Philanthropist (c) Anthropologist (d) Physicist
3. An opinion
contrary to popular belief
(a) Hearsay (b) Heresy (c) Paradox (d) Orthodoxy
4. An act or
notion to look back in the past
(a) Retrogressive (b) Primitive (c) Retrospective (d) Postnatal
5. Medicine to
counteract the effect of a poison
(a) Anti-venom
(b) Antiseptic (c) Emetic (d) Antidote
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