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ISRO Recruitment - Word Power 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

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1. AFFRONT
A. Exile
B. Contour
C. Eruption
D. Indignity
Answer : D
2. For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).
A. munch
B. masticate
C. crush
D. revive
Answer : D
3. In each of these questions, two of the words are related in some way, i.e. they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents that pair.
(A) moderate
(B) easy
(C) significant
(D) strenuous

A. B-D
B. A-B
C. A-C
D. B-C
Answer : A
4. A highly skilled musician
A. artiste
B. virtuoso
C. performer
D. diva
Answer : B
5. Mercy-killing of patients who are incurably ill
A. circumspection
B. benignity
C. euthanasia
D. apoplexy
Answer : C
6. An office with pay but little responsibility
A. sinecure
B. presidency
C. factotum
D. plutocracy
Answer : A
7. Pompous
A. Uppish
B. Humble
C. Meek
D. Grandiose
Answer : B
8. INVIDIOUS
A. Irritable
B. Harsh
C. Sinful
D. Unpopular
Answer : A
9. One who is always doubting
A. Sceptic
B. Deist
C. Rationalist
D. Positivist
Answer : A
10. Barbaric
A. Thorny
B. Uncivilized
C. Premeditated
D. Barbers
Answer : B
11. In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning.
(A) Expanded
(B) Proclaimed
(C) Shrunk
(D) Facilitated

A. A - D
B. B - D
C. C - D
D. A - C
Answer : D
12. TRANSIENT
A. Transitory
B. Fleeting
C. Permanent
D. Momentary
Answer : C
13. In each of these questions, two of the words are related in some way, i.e. they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents that pair.
(A) Withstand
(B) Climate
(C) Hot
(D) Surrender

A. A - B
B. B - C
C. A - D
D. B - D
Answer : C
14. GRISLY
A. Fragrant
B. Haggard
C. Pleasant
D. Shapely
Answer : C
15. Interested only in money
A. marmoreal
B. mordant
C. mercenary
D. munificent
Answer : C
16. A lake of sea water
A. archipelago
B. lagoon
C. gorge
D. inundation
Answer : B
17. MACABRE
A. Innocent
B. Tarried
C. Gruesome
D. Pleasing
Answer : C
18. TRACTABLE
A. Irreligious
B. Incapable
C. Unmanageable
D. Unreal
Answer : C
19. BROWBEAT
A. Ambitious
B. Challenging
C. Intimidate
D. Tarnish
Answer : C
20. For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).
A. nemesis
B. pretense
C. sham
D. deception
Answer : A
21. NEBULOUS
A. Concrete
B. Unkind
C. Undramatic
D. Uninteresting
Answer : A
22. In each of the following questions four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination.
(A) appalling
(B) sinister
(C) perturbed
(D) threatening

A. A-B
B. B-D
C. A-C
D. A-D
Answer : D
23. For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).
A. bucolic
B. choleric
C. bilious
D. cantankerous
Answer : A
24. Vivacious
A. Imaginary
B. Lively
C. Perceptible
D. Languid
Answer : B
25. Wild imagination.
A. Whim
B. Fantasy
C. Fancy
D. Memory
Answer : B
26. For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).
A. flourish
B. burgeon
C. nursery
D. sprout
Answer : C
27. Vena
A. Corrupt
B. Comprehensible
C. Legible
D. Forgivable
Answer : A
28. In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning.
(A) Surreptitious
(B) Taciturn
(C) Exaggerate
(D) Covert

A. A - D
B. A - B
C. A - C
D. B - D
Answer : A
29. For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).
A. bonus
B. beneficial
C. benevolent
D. bond
Answer : D
30. Literal
A. verbatim
B. formal
C. idealistic
D. outdated
Answer : A
31. In each of the following questions four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination.
(A) instigate
(B) enquire
(C) construe
(D) interpret

A. A-C
B. A-B
C. C-D
D. B-D
Answer : C
32. A group of small ships
A. archipelago
B. fleet
C. flotilla
D. tugs
Answer : C
33. Coherent
A. Distorted
B. Disorganized
C. Inept
D. Carefree
Answer : B
34. Predilection
A. Predicament
B. Afterthought
C. Aversion
D. Postponement
Answer : C
35. VAGARY
A. Caprice
B. Emptiness
C. Enthusiasm
D. Truthfulness
Answer : A
36. MANSION
A. Castle
B. Hovel
C. House
D. Hotel
Answer : B
37. Adulteration
A. Purification
B. Normalization
C. Rejuvenation
D. Consternation
Answer : A
38. PROPITIOUS
A. Favourable
B. Similar
C. Humble
D. Versatile
Answer : A
39. General act of forgiveness on a national occasion
A. benediction
B. emancipation
C. investiture
D. amnesty
Answer : D
40. Insipid
A. Tasty
B. Colourful
C. Colourless
D. Dull
Answer : A
41. Unitary
A. Single
B. Triple
C. Multiple
D. Double
Answer : C
42. For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).
A. comedy
B. protagonist
C. tragedy
D. car
Answer : D
43. IRASCIBLE
A. Kind
B. Friendly
C. Roguish
D. Clever
Answer : C
44. Something which is imagined to be real but actually does not exist.
A. figment
B. insight
C. mirage
D. shadow
Answer : A
45. PARTITION
A. Maintain
B. Enjoin
C. Unify
D. Break
Answer : C
46. Someone who scientifically studies the birds:
A. earthologist
B. orthopeadic
C. orthodondist
D. ornithologist
Answer : D
47. Relinquish
A. Relish
B. Continue
C. Vanish
D. Quench
Answer : B
48. An act or notion to look back in the past
A. Retrospective
B. Postnatal
C. Retrogressive
D. Primitive
Answer : A
49. To officially take private property away to seize.
A. offer
B. confiscate
C. annex
D. hijack
Answer : B
50. RIVALRY
A. Competition
B. Cooperation
C. Compromise
D. Campaign
Answer : A

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