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Word Power MCQ Solved Paper for IBPS PO

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. ACCOUTREMENTS
A. Relatives
B. Companions
C. Blemishes
D. Belongings
Answer : B
2. For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).
A. allegory
B. parody
C. joke
D. lampoon
Answer : A
3. PREDILECTION
A. Antipathy
B. Ignorance
C. Dissonance
D. Disharmony
Answer : A
4. A building in which aircraft are housed
A. Hangar
B. Granary
C. Dockyard
D. Garage
Answer : A
5. GRADUAL
A. Energetic
B. Dynamic
C. Rapid
D. Enthusiastic
Answer : C
6. Immortal
A. Eternal
B. Permanent
C. Deathly
D. Temporary
Answer : D
7. For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).
A. dull
B. gloomy
C. omnipresent
D. boring
Answer : C
8. A collection of poems
A. Pathology
B. Anthology
C. Oncology
D. Pedology
Answer : B
9. Elastic
A. free
B. liberal
C. flexible
D. broad
Answer : C
10. Not likely to be easily pleased
A. Fastidious
B. Infallible
C. Fatalist
D. Communist
Answer : A
11. DOCILE
A. Unmanageable
B. Dutiful
C. Submissive
D. Painful
Answer : A
12. Pernicious :
A. Prolonged
B. Ruinous
C. Ruthless
D. Beneficial
Answer : D
13. A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
A. Mercenary
B. Liquidator
C. Venal
D. Hireling
Answer : A
14. 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) Fallacy
(B) Adage
(C) Dictum
(D) Endorse

A. B - D
B. C - D
C. B - C
D. A - D
Answer : C
15. RUDIMENTARY
A. Developed
B. Polite
C. Pale
D. Weak
Answer : A
16. REVULSION
A. Apathy
B. Violence
C. Disgust
D. Avenge
Answer : C
17. 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
18. A collection of slaves
A. Coffle
B. Crew
C. Company
D. Cortege
Answer : A
19. MACABRE
A. Innocent
B. Tarried
C. Gruesome
D. Pleasing
Answer : C
20. A highly skilled musician
A. artiste
B. virtuoso
C. performer
D. diva
Answer : B
21. Safe
A. rash
B. insecure
C. beneficial
D. harsh
Answer : B
22. Conjurer
A. Magician
B. Jester
C. Performer
D. Trickster
Answer : C
23. Catastrophe
A. tragedy
B. anger
C. violence
D. hatred
Answer : A
24. 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
25. Temerity
A. Paucity
B. Verity
C. Audacity
D. Simplicity
Answer : C
26. Instrument that magnifies objects
A. Microscope
B. Periscope
C. Stethoscope
D. Telescope
Answer : A
27. SEQUESTER
A. Slump
B. Isolate
C. Unify
D. Simple
Answer : C
28. Proposition
A. Intimation
B. Protestation
C. Proposal
D. Invitation
Answer : C
29. Periodic :
A. Infrequent
B. Continuous
C. Occasional
D. Regular
Answer : D
30. Superfluous
A. Essential
B. Excess
C. Unwanted
D. Necessary
Answer : D
31. SMOTHER
A. Repress
B. Cheer
C. Nurture
D. Irritate
Answer : C
32. VAGARY
A. Caprice
B. Emptiness
C. Enthusiasm
D. Truthfulness
Answer : A
33. SOLICITIOUS
A. Concerned
B. Indifferent
C. Eager
D. Noisy
Answer : B
34. Abjure
A. renounce
B. announce
C. pronounce
D. denounce
Answer : A
35. Someone who scientifically studies the birds:
A. earthologist
B. orthopeadic
C. orthodondist
D. ornithologist
Answer : D
36. REPRIMAND
A. Reward
B. Appreciate
C. Encourage
D. Praise
Answer : B
37. 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
38. Resourcefulness
A. scarcity
B. stupidity
C. incompetence
D. bankruptcy
Answer : C
39. FURLOUGH
A. Soldiers holiday
B. Wild growth
C. Wooden plough
D. Till
Answer : A
40. One who helps people by giving them money or other aid
A. benefactor
B. beneficiary
C. tycoon
D. patriot
Answer : A
41. Ameliorate
A. Improve
B. Degrade
C. Motivate
D. Agree
Answer : A
42. Predilection
A. Predicament
B. Afterthought
C. Aversion
D. Postponement
Answer : C
43. Unitary
A. Single
B. Triple
C. Multiple
D. Double
Answer : C
44. Amorphous
A. Amoral
B. Definite
C. Perfect
D. Irregular
Answer : B
45. ELAN
A. Brashness
B. Dignity
C. Composure
D. Nervousness
Answer : D
46. ASSET
A. Credibility
B. Liability
C. Poverty
D. Prosperity
Answer : B
47. SUBLIME
A. Base
B. Concise
C. Partial
D. Insist
Answer : A
48. COMPASSIONATE
A. Indecisive
B. Unsympathetic
C. Unlawful
D. Untrustworthy
Answer : B
49. SEDENTARY
A. Vivid
B. Afraid
C. Indolent
D. Active
Answer : D
50. 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) pertinent
(B) impolite
(C) irrelevant
(D) insecure

A. A-C
B. B-D
C. C-D
D. A-D
Answer : A

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