- A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
(a) Mercenary
(b) Liquidator
(c) Venal
(d) Hireling
Answer: (a) A mercenary is a hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political principles.
- Not likely to be easily pleased
(a) Fastidious
(b) Infallible
(c) Fatalist
(d) Communist
Answer: (a) Fastidious means difficult to please.
- One who is unable to pay one’s debt
(a) Borrower
(b) Bankrupt
(c) Bank-roll
(d) Extravagant
Answer: (b) bankrupt means insolvent or penniless
- Instrument that magnifies objects
(a) Microscope
(b) Periscope
(c) Stethoscope
(d) Telescope
Answer: (a) microscope
- 45. Animals which live in water
(a) Barren
(b) Wild
(c) Domestic
(d) Aquatic
Answer: (d) aquatic
- The study of plant life
(a) Geology
(b) Zoology
(c) Botany
(d) Geography
Answer: (c) botany
- Exclusive possession or control of anything
(a) Mono-mania
(b) Monotheism
(c) Monopoly
(d) Monoism
Answer: (c) monopoly can also mean domination
- A round or cylindrical container used for storing things such as food, chemicals or rolls of film.
(a) tankard
(b) canister
(c) vessel
(d) casket
Answer: (b) canister
- A place of permanent residence.
(a) abode
(b) dormitory
(c) domicile
(d) apartment
Answer: (c) Domicile
- That cannot be altered or withdrawn.
(a) irrevocable
(b) irretrievable
(c) irrefutable
(d) irresistible
Answer: (a) Irrevocable
- Money paid to employees on retirement.
(a) gratuity
(b) gift
(c) pension
(d) arrears
Answer: (a) Gratuity
- A place where clothes are kept
(a) closet
(b) drawer
(c) wardrobe
(d) cupboard
Answer: (c) Wardrobe
- That which has a double meaning.
(a) doubtless
(b) uncertain
(c) controversial
(d) ambiguous
Answer: (d) Ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning.
- Incapable of making errors.
(a) infallible
(b) incorrigible
(c) impervious
(d) inexplicable
Answer: (a) If someone or something is infallible, that means they are incapable of failure or error.
- Governed by a sense of duty.
(a) conscious
(b) sensible
(c) intelligent
(d) conscientious
Answer: (d) Conscientious is the one who is guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of duty and right and wrong.
- The depository where state records and documents are preserved.
(a) museum
(b) library
(c) emporium
(d) archive
Answer: (d) archive
- That which is no longer fashionable or in use.
(a) unused
(b) ancient
(c) obsolete
(d) old
Answer: (c) Obsolete means no longer in use
- Murder of a king.
(a) homicide
(b) fratricide
(c) regicide
(d) parricide
Answer: (c) regicide means the act of killing a king.
- A place where birds are kept.
(a) Aviary
(b) House
(c) Aquarium
(d) Apiary
Answer: (a) Aviary is a building where birds are kept.
- Belief in many gods
(a) pantheism
(b) monotheism
(c) polytheism
(d) atheism
Answer: (c) Belief in many Gods-Polytheism.